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Bookmark or Share- Paisley, Ian | Dictionary of Irish BiographyIn 1956 Paisley first attracted widespread public attention through his connection with Maura Lyons, a fifteen-year-old catholic factory worker who left home after altercations with her parents over her conversion to free presbyterianism and was concealed by fundamentalists in Britain; after reaching her sixteenth birthday she returned to ...
- Ian Paisley - WikipediaIan Richard Kyle Paisley, Baron Bannside, PC (6 April 1926 – 12 September 2014) was a loyalist politician and Protestant religious leader from Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) from 1971 to 2008 and First Minister of Northern Ireland from 2007 to 2008. Paisley became a Protestant evangelical minister ...
- Ian Paisley - the chameleon who lit the Troubles touch paperThose experiences provided some insights into his association with his legal mentor Desmond Boal, and with what was then known as the Maura Lyons affair – the abduction of a Belfast Catholic girl.
- A TRIBUTE TO DR. IAN PAISLEY - Frontline FellowshipIan Paisley first hit the headlines in 1956, when he assisted Maura Lyons, a 15-year old Roman Catholic who had converted to Christ and sought sanctuary with the Free Presbyterian Church. A recording of her testimony was made available, but Ian Paisley refused to disclose her whereabouts, saying he would rather go to prison than return her to ...
- The Story of Maura Lyons and Ian Paisley – Gary McKeeverIn November, Maura’s disappearance became a front-page sensation that fascinated the whole of Northern Ireland. Since she was a minor in law, those responsible for her removal from her parents had committed a criminal offence. Mr and Mrs Lyons made a public appeal for Maura’s return, convinced that she was being held against her will.
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