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Edward Carson was a Dubliner but a state funeral and burial in Belfast was exactly what he deserved as a founding figure of NI

During this period Dr Charles D’Arcy, the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, paid a visit to see a fellow Dubliner. Carson confided to the primate: ‘I have seen much to ...

Cormac Moore: Edward Carson’s incendiary Twelfth speech and the Belfast pogroms

Unionist leader’s July 12 address was catalyst for intense violence that engulfed Belfast for two years ...