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Gladstone at last launched before parliament the memorable declaration that the time had come when the church of Ireland as a church in alliance with the state must cease to exist.
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John Morley
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Morley recounts a significant moment in parliamentary history when Gladstone declared the end of the Irish Church's state alliance.
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