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PRESBYTERIAN CLERGY BLAMED

... blame the Presbyterian clergy for much of the disaffection. Writing on May 1, just after the Down Assizes, where some United Irishmen have been tried, he says:—‘ The Rev. Thos. Ledlie Birch was taken into custody in the Grand Jury box and three different ...

Published: Tuesday 24 December 1935
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 287 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

Pike

... family, on hearing United Irishmen were gathering at the Cow Green in Saintfield, took a fast carriage to safety in Belfast. “Like many of the Ulster middle class, Nicholas Price supported liberal demands, but baulked at the United Irishmen'’s use of violence ...

Published: Saturday 20 June 1998
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 91 | Page: 93 | Tags: none

Will Cosgrave bail them out? | REPUBLICAN-UNIONISTS WAIT ANXIOUSLY, BUT ULSTER REMAINS FIRM VOTE FOR ULSTER ..

... Cosgrave bail them out? | REPUBLICAN-UNIONISTS WAIT ANXIOUSLY, BUT ULSTER REMAINS FIRM VOTE FOR ULSTER UNIONISTS AND NOT UNITED IRISHMEN These Candidates support Official Unionist Party Policy CARSON n — NORTH BELFAST KILFEDDER | X |— noRTH pown MOLYNEAUX ...

Published: Wednesday 27 February 1974
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 85 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Protestant rebels

... ns in 1798 and 1886 and the key issue he is to address is: Why did the Presbyterians who were in the vasg:ard of the United Irishmen in the 17 become such staunch opponents of the Irish nationalist movement in the 19th century? Dr Holmes discusses this ...

Published: Monday 22 April 1991
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 97 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

Unionist rebel to join Wolfe Tone debate

... to mark United Ireland leader Wolfe Tone's connections with Donegal The W ™ est yrone ME wno urged the Ulster electorate to say No in last month's referendum, has said Yes to an invitation to address a Theobald Wolfe Tone, the United Irishmen and Lough ...

Published: Wednesday 24 June 1998
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 315 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

History can still p, written in gold SIR—Mr. Robert Thompysg writes. from Middicsey b “land of the oppres.g, r ..

... r suggest he refers 1o 1. excellent History for a more factua the situation in I ing up to and dur rcbellion. ~ The United Irishmen begar in 1791 as a perfectly leg, soclety with one of Dol e R A e Vi A 8 legitimate aims being Catholjc emancipation, ...

Published: Friday 06 October 1967
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 304 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Miss Klizabeth .Shearman delivered her presidential address to the Historical Society on Monday, taking a« her ..

... presidential address to the Historical Society on Monday, taking a« her subject, Belfast and United Irishmen. She traced the development of the United Irishmen out of the old volunteers, emphasising the leadership Belfast radicals. A discussion followed ...

Published: Friday 28 January 1949
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 311 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

INTERESTING DISCOVERY AT GLENARM

... assembled at this arl on tho 7th Jane. 1798. in order to Lord Antrim’s castle, which was to *-■ the following day by the united Irishmen u had assembled on the opposite hill Bcllair. ...

Published: Monday 24 June 1912
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 107 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Hunt for secret press

... movement is concentrating jts efforts on propaganda, and plans *to boost the circulation of the outlawed mnewspaper, ‘The United Irishmen,” to 10,000 copies within the mnext two months. ...

Published: Monday 17 May 1971
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 110 | Page: 5 | Tags: none