The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints In Ireland
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has had a presence in Ireland since at least 1840, when the Mormon missionary John Taylor preached in Belfast. He and other missionaries converted a number of Irish. Many of the converted emigrated in order to escape poverty (and later famine) as well as to live in majority Latter Day Saint communities. However, some Latter Day Saints remained in Ireland.
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