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Abstract
This chapter sets the context of understanding Paisley by explaining the settler origins of the Ulster Protestants, describing the major differences between Protestantism and Catholicism, and considering the growing gulf between conservatives and liberals within Irish Presbyterianism at the start of the 20th century.
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Abstract
This chapter sets the context of understanding Paisley by explaining the settler origins of the Ulster Protestants, describing the major differences between Protestantism and Catholicism, and considering the growing gulf between conservatives and liberals within Irish Presbyterianism at the start of the 20th century.
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