A Decade of Centenaries
Included in a series of talks at the City Hall chaired by Belfast historian, Dr Jonathan Bardon – Wednesday 17 October 2012 in the City Hall, 7.15pm Talk by Graham Walker on The Characters of the Covenant – Edward Carson, […]
New book: The minutes of the Antrim ministers’ meetings, 1654–8
The minutes of the Antrim ministers’ meetings, 1654–8 Mark S. Sweetnam, editor These minutes record the business conducted at the regular meetings of the Presbyterian ministers and elders who formed the leadership of the predominantly Ulster-Scots community in Antrim. They […]
Hedge School Donegal: Remembering the Ulster Covenant
Donegal County Museum invites you to attend the History Ireland Hedge School on Remembering the Ulster Covenant: an exercise in mass-democracy or reaction? in the Regional Cultural Centre, Port Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal on Saturday 15 September 2012 @ 2.30 pm with Brian Kennaway (Irish […]
Exhibition: Ulster Covenant 1912 County Donegal
A new exhibition ‘Ulster Covenant 1912 County Donegal’ will be officially opened at 6pm on Saturday 15 September in the Donegal County Museum in Letterkenny. The story of 1912 and the Ulster Covenant is part of a narrative that encompasses […]
Scroll call at PRONI – Wednesday 5 September 2012
‘Sweeter than Honey – Reflections on the Torah’ On Wednesday 5th September, Reverend Desi Maxwell will be giving a talk entitled, ‘Sweeter than Honey – Reflections on the Torah’ at PRONI. The talk focuses on the Torah scroll held at […]
Conference: The Ulster Covenant and Contemporary Ireland
The Institute for British-Irish Studies and the The Irish Association for Cultural, Economic and Social Relations invite you to attend a conference “The Ulster Covenant and Contemporary Ireland” which will take place on Saturday 22nd September 2012 at the Linen […]
Presbyterian Churches open during the EHOD Weekend 2012
The 15th European Heritage Open Days programme in Northern Ireland is being held on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th September 2012. The EHOD 2012 Brochure has been published detailing the 300+ properties and events due to open to the public free of charge. […]
Lights, Camera, Action: 1613 + 400 = An Independent People
400 years in the making, the rich history of Presbyterians in Ulster is to be charted in a major new television series by BBC Northern Ireland. Producer/director Brendan Byrne says, “This is one of the biggest television productions happening in […]
Open Doors on May Street
The European Heritage Open Days 2012 programme is due out shortly. May Street Presbyterian Church, Belfast will be taking part once again in the European Heritage Open Days this year. The church will be open to visitors on Saturday, September 8 – […]
Aghadowey and the 1718 Migration
The Society was able to help a local media production company by providing the original Session Minute Book of Aghadowey Presbyterian Church as an information source for a programme on the involvement of the Rev James McGregor in the Migration […]