From the Quarries

The story of Irish Freemasonry is one of profound continuity, stretching from the ritual pageantry of the Dublin gilds to the global influence of travelling warrants, and from the laughter of seventeenth-century satirists to the worldwide reach of the Grand Lodge of Ireland in our own time. To trace this history is to recognise that the Craft in Ireland did not spring fully formed in 1725, but rather emerged from centuries of social, religious, and cultural experience, leaving behind artefacts, traditions, and records that testify to its deep roots in the life of the nation.