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Paisley, Ian, 1926-2014

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1926-04-06 - 2014-09-12

Biographical note

Ian Paisley (born April 6, 1926, Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland—died September 12, 2014, Belfast, Northern Ireland) was a militant Protestant leader in the factional conflict that divided Northern Ireland beginning in the 1960s. He was first minister of Northern Ireland from May 2007 to June 2008 and served as a member of the British Parliament (1970–2010) and the European Parliament (1979–2004).

Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) Identifier

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Paisley, Ian, 1966

 File — Box 7, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series includes extensive research files related to Maire Comerford's life as an Irish republican and nationalist. Materials primarily contain newspaper clippings, as well as artifacts, correspondence, notes, photographs, and printed material and other ephemera. Notable topics include the Irish War of Independence, the Irish Civil War, nationalism, the Northern Ireland conflict, and the fight for political prisoners' rights. Also important to Comerford were women's rights, Irish agriculture,...
Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1966