For a full biography of the Reverend Edward Nangle, please refer to the *Dictionary of Irish Biography*, https://www.dib.ie/biography/nangle-edward-walter-a6133.
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Copy prospectus attributed to the Reverend Edward Nangle, founder of Achill Mission, seeking funding for the purchase of Achill Island from its owner, Sir Richard O'Donnell. The prospectus lists the names of the Mission's president, committee members and honorary secretary and provides an outline of the Mission's origins, its establishment in Achill in 1833, the initial difficulties experienced by its members and its many subsequent successes in converting the island's Catholic population to Protestantism. The document provides a unique insight into the philosophy of the Evangelical movement in early nineteenth-century Ireland and its use of the Irish language in the conversion process and the disharmony that existed between the Church of Ireland and the Church of Rome.
Paper document in fragile condition, with damage to first sheet.
Donated to University of Limerick by Jacqueline Kennedy on 25 August 2017.
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Document described by Anna-Maria Hajba in December 2024.
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This document was used as the basis for Patricia Byrne's article 'Evangelical Mission Pivots to Landlord in Famine Achill', published in *History Ireland*, vol. 30, no. 4 (July/August 2022), pp. 28-31. Analysis of the document is also provided in a blog post by Seán Cafferkey entitled 'The Bible War in 19th Century Ireland: The Protestant Mission in Achill' in *Unique and Distinctive*, https://specialcollections.ul.ie/the-bible-war-in-19th-century-ireland-the-protestant-mission-in-achill/.