The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in IrelandEdenderry Meeting..Exterior and interior of meeting-house in Edenderry, Co Offaly, Fr Kearns St; larger versions are on call.
Details of the history of Friends in Edenderry are given in The Quaker Meeting Houses of Ireland by David M Butler, published by the Irish Friends Historical Committee in 2004. The Meeting House is located on the right of the main Dublin road leading into Edenderry, past the LIDL supermarket and petrol station. It is surrounded by a high stone wall, and the main gate faces onto the street near a sharp bend in the road; see map. Meeting for Worship is from 11.30 to 12.30 on the last Sunday of every month, followed by tea and coffee. Sunday School can be arranged by contacting either Hazel Warrington (042-869171) or Robin Bewley (046-9541525) beforehand. Edenderry Meeting is part of Dublin Monthly Meeting.
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