The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland 1840-1990


General Assembly 150 YearsThe General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland 1840-1990
A Celebration of Irish Presbyterian Witness
during a century and a half

A collection of Essays edited by
R F G Holmes and R Buick Knox

Published by
The Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland, 1990


The First General Assembly and the steps leading to its Formation
- by The Rev W D Bailie

The General Assembly and Evangelism
- by The Rev Dr Joseph Thompson

The Ulster Revival of 1859 and the Development of Irish Presbyterianism
- by The Rev Dr W J H McKee

The History of the Home Mission
- by The Very Rev Dr T J Simpson

Presbyterianism in the South and West of Ireland, 1840-1990: A Selective Review
- by The Rev Dr W O’Neill

Presbyterian “Alternative Schools” in the Nineteenth Century
- by Dr R J Rodgers

“Cherchez la Femme”: Women in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and in Society, 1840-1990
- by Mrs Alison McCaughan BA

The General Assembly and Education
- by The Rev Professor T S Reid

One Hundred and Fifty Years of Worship – A Survey
- by The Rev Dr R S Tosh

The General Assembly and Politics
- by The Rt Rev Principal R F G Holmes

The General Assembly and Society
- by The Rev Dr J M Barkley

Church Relations within Ireland 1904-1948
- by The Rev W D Bailie

Church Relations within Ireland 1948-1990
- by The Rev Dr J M Barkley

The Church in Ireland and the Church beyond Ireland
- by The Rev Dr R Buick Knox


This book is available for purchase from the Society -
cost: £2 collected, £5 to a UK address.


Go to the Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland website


PHSI Lecture: Henry Cooke’s Lieutenant: the Rev Dr Robert Stewart of Broughshane


The Robert Allen Memorial Lecture 2013

Henry Cooke’s Lieutenant:

the Rev Dr Robert Stewart of Broughshane

by

The Very Rev Dr John Lockington

on

Thursday 16 May 2013

at  8.00 p.m.

in

Union Theological College
108 Botanic Avenue, Belfast, BT7 1JT

Everyone welcome                    Refreshments provided

Rev Dr Stewart

See more about the Robert Allen Memorial Lecture series.

PHSI Publications by the Very Rev Dr John Lockington
- Blair of Bangor, Johnston of Tulllylish.


Go to the Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland website

Mapping Ulster

Mapping UlsterMapping Ulster‘, a documentary on the maps produced during the Ulster Plantation airs on BBC NI and iPlayer on Monday 29 April 2013 at 10.35 pm.

View the Programme information provided by the BBC.

Also see pages 3 and 4 of the BBC Programme Information regional briefing (pdf).

… and while on the subject of maps …

the Ulster Society for Irish Historical Studies has arranged the lecture
The Irish Historic Towns Atlas, a resource for Ulster Studies
by Dr Jacinta Prunty, NUI Maynooth,
to be held in Room G01, 16 University Square, Belfast
on Thursday 25 April 2013 at 7.30 pm.

See information about the Irish Historic Towns Atlas project.


Go to the Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland website


PHSI Lecture: On the Edge of Darkness

Thursday 18 April 2013 at 8 pm
in First Derry Presbyterian Church
Magazine Street Upper
Londonderry
BT48 6PH


On the Edge of Darkness: The Presbyterian Community of the Laggan, East Donegal, 1880-1973

by the Rev Dr Brian Brown


first derry pc map


Other links which may be of interest -

First Derry Presbyterian Church – Ilex Urban Regeneration Company

Church and Blue Coats School Visitor Centre – DiscoverNorthernIreland.com

Derry City Walls Conservation Plan – DOENI Environment Agency (pdf document)

The Laggan Project in East Donegal – BBC Ulster-Scots website

The Plantation of Laggan – AskAboutIreland.ie

Discover Donegal about Ulster-Scots historical locations in County Donegal (pdf document)


Go to the Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland website


Book Launch Invitation from Four Courts Press

antrim ministers meeting minutesFour Courts Press
are delighted to announce details of the forthcoming launch of
The Minutes of the Antrim
Ministers’ Meetings 1654–8

edited by Dr Mark Sweetnam
in the Gamble Library,
Union Theological College,
108 Botanic Avenue, Belfast BT7 1JL
on Thursday 11th April 2013 at 6 pm.


Other related links that may be of interest -

View the book details on the publisher’s website.

View the Antrim Ministers Project page by Early Modern Ulster Scots Research.

View the Ulster-Scots page by the Department of Culture, Sports and Leisure.


Go to the Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland website


Lucan Presbyterian Baptism Records 1875-1900

Irish GenealogyA set of records for presbyterian baptisms in Lucan, County Dublin 1875-1900 can be viewed online through the Irish Genealogy website using this link.

View the list of current records available online (and dates) covered as at 5th April 2012.


Go to the Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland website


Events in the Society’s 2013-2014 Programme

Programme 2013-14Thursday 21 March 2013
Newtownbreda Presbyterian Church, 8.00pm
(7.15pm – AGM of the Society)
For God and Ulster?
Presbyterians and Politics in Ballymena during the Home Rule Crisis

Mr Philip Orr

Thursday 18 April 2013
First Derry Presbyterian Church, 8.00pm
On the Edge of Darkness: The Presbyterian Community of the Laggan, East Donegal, 1880-1973
The Rev Dr Brian Brown

Thursday 16 May 2013
Union Theological College, Belfast, 8.00pm
The Robert Allen Lecture -
Cooke’s Lieutenant: The Rev Dr Robert Stewart of Broughshane
The Very Rev Dr John Lockington


Saturday 15 June 2013, 9.00am
Society’s Annual Field Trip
Londonderry
An outing to the city to visit a number of sites of interest to Presbyterians.
Booking is essential.  Contact the Librarian at phsilibrarian@pcinet.org
or by telephone on 028 9072 7330.

WEDNESDAY 16 October 2013
Kilfennan Presbyterian Church, Londonderry, 8.00pm
The Rev Dr James Denham, DD: Pastor, Preacher and Defender of Presbyterianism
The Rev Ivor Smith

Thursday 21 November 2013
Cooke Centenary Presbyterian Church, Belfast, 8.00pm
Poor Dark Connaught: Presbyterian mission in Connaught in the nineteenth century
The Rev Professor Laurence Kirkpatrick

Thursday 20 February 2014
Newtownards Reformed Presbyterian Church, 8.00pm
To Vote or not to Vote: Reformed Presbyterians and the electoral franchise in the nineteenth century
The Rev Thomas C Donachie

Thursday 20 March 2014
St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Belfast, 8.00pm
(7.15pm – AGM of the Society)
The Rev James Hamilton, 1600-1666: Minister of Ballywalter, 1626-1636
Mr Mark Thompson

Thursday 15 May 2014
Union Theological College, Belfast, 8.00pm
The Robert Allen Lecture -
Paupers, Presbyterians and the Poor Law in nineteenth century Ulster
Dr Olwen Purdue

Saturday 14 June 2014
Society’s Annual Field Trip
(to be arranged)


Go to the Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland website


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