Grand Lodge of Ireland
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The Grand Lodge of Ireland is the second oldest Grand Lodge of Freemasonry in the world. 1725 is the year celebrated in Grand Lodge anniversaries, since the first evidence for its existence comes from the Dublin Weekly Journal of June 26 1725. This describes a meeting of the Grand Lodge of Ireland to install the new Grand Master, the 1st Earl of Rosse, on June 24. The Grand Lodge has jurisdiction over 13 Provincial Grand Lodges covering all the Freemasons of the Island of Ireland, and another 12 provinces worldwide.
There is considerable evidence of Masonic Lodges meeting in Ireland prior to the eighteenth century. The story of the "Lady Freemason", Elizabeth St. Leger, also dates to a time prior to the existence of the Grand Lodge.
During the eighteenth century most Lodges met at inns, taverns and coffee houses. The meetings of the Grand Lodge however, generally took place in civic and guild buildings.
In 1869 the present, purpose built headquarters of Irish Freemasonry, Freemasons' Hall, opened, housing dramatically decorated Lodge rooms, a library, museum, offices and dining areas.
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[edit] Provincial Grand Lodges in Ireland
- Antrim
- Armagh
- North Connaught
- South Connaught
- Down
- Londonderry & Donegal
- Meath
- Midland Counties
- Munster
- North Munster
- South Eastern
- Tyrone & Fermanagh
- Wicklow & Wexford
[edit] Grand Masters
| Election | Name |
|---|---|
| 1725–? | Richard Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse |
| 1730 | James King, 4th Baron Kingston |
| 1730 | ? Maynard |
| 1732 | Nicholas Netterville, 5th Viscount Netterville |
| 1733 | ? |
| 1735 | James King, 4th Baron Kingston |
| 1736 | Marcus Beresford, 1st Earl of Tyrone |
| 1738 | William Stewart, 3rd Viscount Mountjoy |
| 1740 | Arthur St Leger, 3rd Viscount Doneraile |
| 1741 | Charles Moore, 2nd Baron Moore of Tullamore |
| 1743 | Thomas Southwell, 2nd Baron Southwell |
| 1744 | John Allen, 3rd Viscount Allen |
| 1747 | Sir Marmaduke Wyvill, 6th Bt |
| 1749 | Robert King, 1st Baron Kingsborough |
| 1753 | Hon. Thomas George Southwell |
| 1757 | Brinsley Butler, Lord Newtown-Butler |
| 1758 | Charles Moore, 6th Earl of Drogheda |
| 1761 | Sir Edward King, 5th Bt |
| 1764 | Thomas Nugent, 6th Earl of Westmeath |
| 1768 | Ford Lambart, 5th Earl of Cavan |
| 1771 | William FitzGerald, Marquess of Kildare |
| 1772 | Randal MacDonnell, Viscount Dunluce |
| 1774–1776 ? | George Rochfort, 2nd Earl of Belvidere ? |
| 1777 | Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington |
| 1778 | William FitzGerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster |
| 1779 | Randal MacDonnell, 1st Marquess of Antrim |
| 1782–1783 | Richard Wellesley, 2nd Earl of Mornington |
| 1785–1787 | Arthur Hill, Lord Kilwarlin |
| 1789–1813 | Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Baron Donoughmore |
| 1815–1874 | Augustus FitzGerald, 3rd Duke of Leinster |
| 1913 | Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 6th Earl of Donoughmore |
[edit] Provincial Grand Lodges Overseas
- Bermuda
- Far East
- Ghana
- India
- Jamaica
- Malaysia
- Natal
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- South Africa Northern
- Southern Cape Province
- Sri Lanka
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- Waite, Arthur Edward (2007). A New Encyclopedia of Freemasonry. vol. I. Cosimo, Inc.. pp. 400. ISBN 1602066418.
