Markethill Presbyterian Church - Markethill, Armagh
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  • An illustrated history book on Presbyterianism in Mid-Armagh will be published on 30th January 2009, titled The Planters: Root and Branches.Author Jim Reaney, the former congregational secretary of First and Second Markethill Presbyterian Church, has produced an excellent highly detailed 240 page hardback publication, with a wide range of full colour and old black and white illustrations.The book traces the religious movement in Ireland from the early 16th century Protestant Reformation and the arrival in Ulster of Presbyterians from lowland Scotland from 1608, with the gradual establishment of churches across the Province.In a foreword, Markethill Presbyterian minister the Rev Danny Rankin says there is much discussion and written material regarding the Plantation of Ulster."This is not just another book arguing for and against the actions of our ancestors", says Glasgow-born Mr Rankin. "This book looks at how with the Plantation came the Church we love and respect. Here is a book which will warm your hearts as we read about God's gracious blessing on a people who were far from perfect, but they were a people who were willing to receive that blessing." Much of the storyline centres on the Plantation of Markethill and the neighbouring village of Hamiltonsbawn and the strong Presbyterian witness in this area in congregations that were set up there through the 17th and 18th centuries.The life and times are recorded in the Presbyterian congregations of Markethill, Redrock, Mountnorris, Tullyallen, Cladymore, Kingsmill and Ahorey are recorded.The well-documented emigration to America by the Ulster-Scots Presbyterians impacted considerably on the mid-Armagh region, with local clerics and pew members joining the mass exodus from the Province to begin a new life across the Atlantic.The book is dedicated to the Glory of God and the work of the Irish Mission of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland.Billy Kennedy.
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