Presbyterianism in Ireland dates from the time of the Plantation of Ulster in 1610. During the reign of James I of England a large number of Scottish Presbyterians emigrated to Ireland. The first move away from the Church of Scotland, of which the Presbyterians in Ireland were part, saw the creation of the Presbytery of Ulster in 1642 by chaplains of a Scottish Covenanter army which had arrived to protect the mostly Protestant British (Scottish and English) settlers in Ulster and to crush the Irish Rebellion of 1641 threatening these settlers. Wikiwand
Presbyterian Church in Ireland
Presbyterian Church in Ireland - Website
Presbyterian Church NI: Presbyterianism came to Ulster from Scotland in the 17th century but, like the Roman Catholics, Presbyterians were restricted by law from fully practising their religion. This religious and civil persecution meant that some early baptisms, marriages and burials of Presbyterians will be found in the registers of the Church of Ireland, a practice that continued well into the 18th century. Burial registers for Presbyterian churches are uncommon as there were few Presbyterian burial grounds. Most records date from the early 19th century and those copied by PRONI cover most of the churches in Northern Ireland and in Cos Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan. (PRONI refMIC/1P/ and CR/3) Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
Presbyterian Historical Society
Presbyterians have been present in Ireland from the 1600s.
- The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland has collected and microfilmed almost all Presbyterian registers.
- The majority of Presbyterian registers do not start before the 1800s - PRONI
- Presbyterian church index - Archive
- A small number of records are only available at the Presbyterian Historical Society, and some pre-1900 records are still held by the local congregation.
- Presbyterian Historical Society in Ireland - Website
How to locate Presbyterian ancestry in Ireland - FamilySearch
How to trace your Roots back to the 1830's or earlier. Fiona Fitzsimons. Eneclann
Discover Ulster-Scots
There are approximately 312,000 Presbyterians in Ireland, more than 95% of who live in Northern Ireland.
The Scots in Ulster - Website
Discover Ulster-Scots - Website
Forgotten English Colony - Website Pdf
The Plantation of Ulster - Website Pdf
Beginnings of the Ulster-Scots - YouTube video
Ulster Historical Foundation - Website