Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland

18/03/2025

PHSI Lecture - Thursday 20 March 2025

"History of the Ordination of Women to Eldership and Ministry"
- the story of how women became eligible for Eldership in 1926
and for Ministry in 1973 and how this has worked out in practice

by Mrs Avril Heenan
on Thursday, 20th March 2025 at 8.00 p.m.

in Carryduff Presbyterian Church
29 Church Road, Carryduff BT8 8DT

Everyone Welcome Refreshments provided

PHSI Members please note:
The Lecture will be preceded at 7.00 pm
by the Society's Annual General Meeting.

11/02/2025

Andrew Melville - PHSI Lecture - 20 February 2025

"Andrew Melville and his Contribution to Presbyterianism in Scotland and ultimately throughout the world"
Successor to John Knox, influential educator and leader of the Scottish Church

by Rev Dr David Sutherland
Professor at the Reformed Presbyterian College, Knockbracken, Belfast

on Thursday, 20th February 2025 at 8:00 p.m.

in Newtownards Reformed Presbyterian Church
2 Regent Street, Newtownards, BT23 4LH

Everyone Welcome Refreshments provided

04/11/2024

PHSI Lecture

‘Presbyterians and Opposition to Slavery:
Principle, Pragmatism and Protest’

An examination of the widespread opposition to slavery amongst Presbyterians in Ireland and its practical outworking that led to tensions between Presbyterians and evangelicals in Ireland, Scotland and the United States

by Professor Andrew Holmes,
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, Queen’s University, Belfast

on Thursday 21 November 2024 at 8.00 p.m.
in First Presbyterian Church Belfast
Rosemary Street BT1 1QB

Everyone Welcome Refreshments Provided

Preceded by (postponed) Special General Meeting at 7.15pm.

03/10/2024

Podcasts of the Stories of Archibald McIlroy The Auld Meetin'-Hoose Green The Ulster Scots Broadcast Fund has launched a new audio podcast series - The Auld Meetin'-Hoose Green - which dramatises the joys and hardships of life in a small Ulster Scots community in the late 19th century. The sixteen episodes are based on a collection of short stories by a Ballyclare writer, …...

Podcasts of the Stories of Archibald McIlroy The Auld Meetin'-Hoose Green The Ulster Scots Broadcast Fund has launched a new audio podcast series - The Auld Meetin'-Hoose Green - which dramatises the joys and hardships of life in a small […]

24/09/2024

PHSI Lecture James Harshaw, Presbyterian Elder of Donaghmore Presbyterian Church, County Down and Diarist, c. 1818-1864 by Mr David Huddleston, Acting Director of PRONI on Thursday 17th October 2024 at 8.00 pm in Bannside Presbyterian Church 21 Castlewellan Road, Banbridge BT32 4AX Everyone Welcome Refreshments Provided The Diaries not only record details of church life but Harshaw's involvement in local affairs with comments on the issues of the time including emigration, politics, famine and the 1859 Revival. Members please note: a Special General Meeting at 7.00 pm precedes the Lecture.

PHSI Lecture James Harshaw, Presbyterian Elder of Donaghmore Presbyterian Church, County Down and Diarist, c. 1818-1864 by Mr David Huddleston, Acting Director of PRONI on Thursday 17th October 2024 at 8.00 pm in Bannside Presbyterian Church 21 Castlewellan Road, Banbridge BT32 4AX Everyone Welcome....

29/08/2024

The PHSI Library and Archive will be closed during the week 2nd - 6th September. Re-opening on Tuesday 10th September.

The PHSI Library and Archive will be closed during the week 2nd - 6th September. Re-opening on Tuesday 10th September.

06/08/2024

Presbyterian Heritage Tour Thursday, 8th August 2024 at 2pm Meeting Point: Corner of College Square North and Durham Street A 1.4 mile walking tour discovering some elements of West Belfast’s lost Presbyterian heritage. The walk goes from Townsend Street Presbyterian Church (now home to the Ulster Orchestra) to Broadway Presbyterian Church (now Cultúrlann). A free event in the Féile an Phobail programme. No booking required. Donations to the Tour Guide welcome at the end of the tour. Explore more

Presbyterian Heritage Tour Thursday, 8th August 2024 at 2pm Meeting Point: Corner of College Square North and Durham Street A 1.4 mile walking tour discovering some elements of West Belfast’s lost Presbyterian heritage. The walk goes from Townsend Street Presbyterian […]

06/08/2024

Another opportunity to visit the So Much a Part of Us Exhibition telling the story of Presbyterian involvement in West Belfast through the story of Albert Street, one of its former congregations. This time in the Maureen Sheehan Health Centre in Albert Street (built on the site of the church), Belfast BT12 4HL on Tuesday 6th - Thursday 9th August 2024 between 9am - 4pm....

Another opportunity to visit the So Much a Part of Us Exhibition telling the story of Presbyterian involvement in West Belfast through the story of Albert Street, one of its former congregations. This time in the Maureen Sheehan Health Centre […]

17/07/2024

The Society will be an Exhibitor at the "Really Useful Family History Show" in the Europa Hotel, Belfast, on Saturday 10th August 2024, from 10am to 4pm. This will be the first Show of its type in Belfast in many years. Come along on the day to the Dublin Suite and find out about tracing your Ulster-Scot roots....

The Society will be an Exhibitor at the "Really Useful Family History Show" in the Europa Hotel, Belfast, on Saturday 10th August 2024, from 10am to 4pm. This will be the first Show of its type in Belfast in many […]

05/06/2024

The Rev Robert Crossett who was born in Liverpool in 1901 became a Presbyterian minister in Northern Ireland serving at Chester Avenue in Whitehead until 1928 and then after a few years in St John’s, South Shields, he returned to Northern Ireland and was then installed in Bray, Co Wicklow in 1934. He served, from 1942 to 1946, with the British Forces as a Chaplain and landed in Normandy on D-Day 1944 with the invasion force....

The Rev Robert Crossett who was born in Liverpool in 1901 became a Presbyterian minister in Northern Ireland serving at Chester Avenue in Whitehead until 1928 and then after a few years in St John’s, South Shields, he returned to […]