The Quaker community in Ballymurray, Co. Roscommon, 1718–1848
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The Quaker community in Ballymurray, Co. Roscommon, 1718–1848

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eBook - PDF

The Quaker community in Ballymurray, Co. Roscommon, 1718–1848

About this book

This volume considers the arrival of The Society of Friends / Quakers to Ballymurray in 1717, their relationship with local landowners the Croftons of Mote Park, and the challenges they encountered until the final discontinuance of Ballymurray Quaker meeting in 1848. They were unique as the only long-term pre-Famine Quaker community west of the Shannon. The book assesses attempts to build a prosperous community through the introduction of Quakers and their attempts to establish a linen industry. Although the community survived for 130 years, they were always a minority, dependent on the larger Protestant population of Roscommon for marriage partners. As a community, they never flourished due to the small marriage pool, their dependence on agriculture, the lack of manufacturing opportunities and the restrictions placed upon them by their religion.

Information

Publisher
Four Courts Press
Year
2026
Topic
History
eBook ISBN
9781801512749
Subtopic
Irish History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series Info
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyrights
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter 1: The beginning of the Ballymurray Quaker community, 1716-41
  10. Chapter 2: Ballymurray Quakers and their locality, 1741-88
  11. Chapter 3: The decline of the Ballymurray Quaker community, 1789-1848
  12. Conclusion
  13. Appendix 1
  14. Notes
  15. Index

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