
What is recorded here
William Steel Dickson, 1744 to 1824, preached in a Portaferry Presbyterian Church while secretly supporting United Irishman ideals. A blue plaque now marks the site where radical thought and sacred duty collided. Dickson lived inside that contradiction, risking everything to accompany others into danger.
This blue commemorative plaque records: William Steel Dickson 1744-1824 United Irishman Minister of a church on this site Recorded plaque organisation: Ulster History Circle.
William Steel Dickson was a prominent United Irishman and minister, playing a significant role in the Irish independence movement against British rule in the late 18th century.
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