Sentence:  To unite the whole people of Ireland; to abolish the memory of all past dissensions; and to substitute the common name of Irishman in place of the denominations of <WSD>Protestant</WSD>, Catholic, and Dissenter—these were my means. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A member of the Church of England or Church of Ireland, as distinct from Protestant nonconformists or dissenters