Archive of the Order of the Friendly Brothers of St Patrick. - Order of the Friendly Brothers of St. Patrick (2023)
List of the archive of the Order of the Friendly Brothers of St Patrick, held in Marsh's Library. The archive comprises c.300 volumes and 2500 papers, spanning the dates 1750-2017.
The Order of the Friendly Brothers of St Patrick is an Irish fraternal and benevolent society formed in the early eighteenth century, supposedly as an anti-duelling society. The first recorded meeting took place on 17 May 1750 at Athenry, County Galway.
Material less than 100 years old is closed; these items are identified in red.
'The cataloguing of these papers was supported by the Heritage Council under the Community Heritage Grant Scheme 2023.'