One of the oldest Presbyterian Meeting Houses in Ireland, built around 1680 and associated with the Rev Francis Makemie. It is claimed that Makemie, who is noted in American history as the ‘Father of American Presbyterianism’ worshipped here. He was arrested by the New York Governor in 1707 for preaching without a license, but Makemie based his defence on the English Toleration Act of 1689 and was acquitted. He paid exorbitant court costs but gained new followers and support for the idea of religious freedom and civil liberty.
