Search Ireland, Society of Friends (Quaker) Browse

In the results, you can choose a volume of records and browse through the pages from the beginning to the end by using the arrows on the left and the right of the images. Use the image counter at the bottom centre of the image to jump to a specific image number.

The amount of detail found in each document will depend on the type of event recorded. For each event you will find a combination of the following facts:

Birth

• Name
• Sex
• Birth date
• Birth place
• Address
• Denomination
• Meeting
• Father’s name
• Father’s address
• Father’s occupation
• Mother’s name
• Mother’s address
• Mother’s occupation

Marriages

• Name
• Occupation
• Address
• Denomination
• Meeting
• Marriage date
• Marriage place
• Spouse’s name
• Spouse’s occupation
• Spouse’s address
• Father’s name and address
• Mother’s name and address
• Spouse’s father’s name and address
• Spouse’s mother’s name and address
• Attendee list

Burials

• Name
• Sex
• Age at death
• Birth year
• Address, parish, and county
• Denomination
• Meeting
• Death and burial dates
• Burial place
• Burial parish
• Burial date
• Father’s name
• Mother’s name
• Spouse’s name

Congregational

The congregational records include a mixture of documents such as congregational lists, removal records, committee minister, deeds, and more. Each record should provide the following basic facts:

• Name
• Congregation year
• Congregation date
• Address
• Meeting

The first Quaker meeting in Ireland was held in 1654. The Religious Society of Friend gathered for worship at the home of William Edmundson in Lurgan, County Armagh. Quakers have contributed to all aspects of Irish society throughout history. Thousands of Irish men and women worked in Quaker-owned textile factories and mills. The Society of Friends assisted thousands through their relief work during the Great Famine.