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- ↑ Chapter 24 EDGEHILL THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE Archived 2010-07-10 at the Wayback Machine www.irishmethodist.org
- ↑ IN THE PARLIAMENT OF NORTHERN IRELAND - SESSION 1927 [ permanent dead link ] The Belfast Gazette, November 26, 1926.
- ↑ Institute of Theology Queens University Belfast
- ↑ a unique all-island, cross-religions degree in theology at Mater Dei Archived 13 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine DCU Website, 21 January 2002
