{"product_id":"the-quaker-community-in-ballymurray-jacqueline-ne-creaven-dtowey-9781801511599","title":"The Quaker Community in Ballymurray, Co. Roscommon, 1718-1848","description":"This volume considers the arrival of The Society of Friends \/ Quakers to Ballymurray in 1717, their relationship with local landowners the Croftons of Mote Park, and the challenges they encountered until the final discontinuance of Ballymurray Quaker meeting in 1848. They were unique as the only long-term pre-Famine Quaker community west of the Shannon. The book assesses attempts to build a prosperous community through the introduction of Quakers and their attempts to establish a linen industry. Although the community survived for 130 years, they were always a minority, dependent on the larger Protestant population of Roscommon for marriage partners. As a community, they never flourished due to the small marriage pool, their dependence on agriculture, the lack of manufacturing opportunities and the restrictions placed upon them by their religion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacqueline N?e Creaven d'Towey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1801511594\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781801511599\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Four Courts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Jacqueline N?e Creaven d'Towey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46545961779455,"sku":"9781801511599","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3d283d35-20c9-41d0-9458-2d22ca6e830a.jpg?v=1738183797","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-quaker-community-in-ballymurray-jacqueline-ne-creaven-dtowey-9781801511599","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}