11 volumes + a small number of miscellaneous documents
Context
Creator(s): Congregational Union of Ireland
Administrative History ↴
Congregationalists or Independents as they were originally known emerged during the English Civil War. They believed in liberty of conscience and the independence of each congregation. They first appeared in Ireland during Lisle's short lord lieutenancy in 1646-7, and returned in force with Oliver Cromwell. They survived after the restoration as a minor dissenting sect. In 1695 there were reported to be six Independent congregations in Ireland. They remained as a relatively small body until the nineteenth century during which period they enjoyed a revival. The census reveals that they grew from 162 adherents in 1861 to more than 10,000 by 1901.
Archival History ↴
Unknown
Immediate Source Acquisition ↴
Unknown
Content & Structure
Scope & Content: Congregational Union of Ireland ↴
The records of the Congregational Union of Ireland comprise 11 volumes and a small number of miscellaneous documents, dated 1829-1993. The archive overlaps to a considerable extent with the records of the Irish Evangelical Society (See CR7/2). The bulk of the Congregational Union of Ireland archive consists of 8 minute books of the committee of the Union which chart its inception and development during the nineteenth century.
Appraisal Destruction ↴
Permanent Retention
Arrangement ↴
The collection is arranged as follows:
CR7/1 Records of the Congregational Union of Ireland
CR7/1/A Congregational Union of Ireland
CR7/1/A/1 Minute Books
CR7/1/A/2 Membership Roll and Attendance Register
CR7/1/A/3 Miscellaneous
CR7/1/A/4 Magazines
CR7/1/B Irish Congregational Young People’s Union
CR7/1/B/1 Minute Book
Conditions of Access & Use
Access Conditions
The collection can be consulted in the reading room in PRONI in accordance with PRONI's rules and regulations.
http://www.proni.gov.uk/proni_rules_and_regulations_2011
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Items may be copied for personal research use only. If a researcher wishes to publish any documents from this collection, a request must be submitted in writing to the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.
Creation Dates
1829-2001
Extent Medium
11 volumes + a small number of miscellaneous documents
Material Language Script
English
Finding Aids
A descriptive list is available to search online at: http://www.proni.gov.uk/
Archive Web Link →
Allied Materials
Related Material
PRONI holds the related papers of the Irish Evangelical Society CR7/2
Publication Note
Malcolm Coles 'I will build my Church: The Story of the Congregational Union of Ireland' (1979)
Descriptive Control Area
Archivist Note
IAR Archivist
Rules/Conventions
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description. 2nd ed. Ottawa: International Council on Archives, 2000.
National Council on Archives: Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names. Chippenham: National Council on Archives, 1997.
UK Archival Thesaurus (UKAT)