Church of Ireland
Speech parts
1. Church of Ireland - Noun
2. Church of Ireland - Proper noun
Meaning
autonomous branch of the Church of England in Ireland
Source: WordNetAntonyms
Hypernyms
Examples
Evolution of functions The Church of Ireland exercised functions at the level of civil parish that would later be exercised by county authorities.
He spent much of his adolescence living in the Old Rectory, Kinnitty, Birr, County Offaly where his father was the Church of Ireland rector.
His mother was Florence Augusta Lewis, née Hamilton (1862–1908), known as Flora, the daughter of a Church of Ireland (Anglican) priest.
However, barely an eighth of the Irish population belonged to the Church of Ireland.
However, in the Church of Ireland the roles are often separated and most cathedrals in the Church of England do not have associated parishes.
In 1831 the Church of Ireland Reverend Edward Nangle founded a proselytising mission at Dugort.