...in "people's trees"

the wesley trees

The Wesley Yew, Derriaghy

John Wesley is one of the greatest figures in church history of recent centuries. A loyal member of the Church of England, he nonetheless became the founder of the Methodist Church. His special mission was to preach Christianity to the working population, people whom he considered to be ignored by the conventional clergy of the 18th century.

In particular, John Wesley was a travelling preacher throughout the British Isles who made a series of trips to the North of Ireland. He had good friends in the Lagan Valley, preaching to workers in the mills which then dominated commercial life in the area.

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