These records have been compiled from various Quaker school registers and lists. Both transcripts and images of the original documents are provided for each entry. Transcripts will generally provide the following details about your ancestor:
Name
Age at last birthday
Birth date
School and department
Admission year
Leaving year
Document start year
Document end year
Father’s name
Mother’s name
Residence
Occupation of parent
Archive and reference
Folio and Roll number
Be sure to check the original image as some fields may have been missed in the transcription process. Images may also provide additional details about the school your ancestor attended.
The Englishman William Edmundson introduced Quakerism in Ireland. Edmundson had been introduced to Quakerism while in England and converted in 1653. He moved to Ireland the following year and opened the first Quaker meetinghouse in County Armagh. He is considered the 'father of Irish Quakers'.
Records kept by the Irish Quakers date back to the mid-1600s and provide a wealth of information.
There are seven schools represented in these records.
Brookfield School
Camden Street School
Friend’s School Mountmellick – The Quakers founded the town of Mountmellick, and there remains to this day a Quaker population and meetinghouse in town. The school opened in 1786 and closed in 1920. Needlework was taught to the female students so they could earn money for their textbooks.
Leinster Provincial School
Munster Provincial School
Sunday School Register
United School