The Wesleyian Conference Office in 1866 publishes a book by The Rev. William Crook to commemorate the Irish connection to American and Canadian Methodism. It gives an account of the development of Methodism in Ireland the tours by John Wesley some with Thomas Walsh and him preaching in Irish to packed congregations.
The book has an account of the development of Methodism in British North America (Canada) and Newfoundland. Many Irish preachers were prominent including James McCarthy Irish born who came from the USA and died a martyr’s death in 1752. In Newfoundland Laurence Coughlan was active from 1765, he had converted in Ireland in 1753 and was appointed preacher in 1755. He converted Arthur Thomey (Twomey?) a wealthy Irish fish merchant in Harbour Grace and he became a preacher. Also involved was John Stretton he had been involved in the Newfoundland trade in Waterford was the son of John Stretton of Limerick and was converted in 1770. Stretton converted John Fenton probably Irish he was involved in the Maritime trade and went to the Channel Islands with Le Sueur and became active there. From 1785 Irish born John McGeary became a preacher in Newfoundland.
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