Ballitore
Sign in to saveBallitore () is a village in County Kildare, Ireland, sometimes spelt as Ballytore. It is noted for its historical Quaker associations. It was the first planned Quaker village in either England or Ireland - and remains the only one in Europe.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ballitore
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Ballitore Village Square.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Ballitore Village Square as seen from the Mary Leadbeater House
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Leinster
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- Béal Átha an Tuair
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Kildare
- Population
- +445
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Ballitore Village Square.jpg
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- P7959
- County Kildare
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Article
21 sectionsContents
- History
- Demographics
- Historic buildings and places
- Ballitore House
- Ballitore Mill
- Fuller's Court
- Griesebank House
- Griesemount House
- Quaker graveyard
- Quaker Meeting House
- The Leadbeater House
- Shackleton school
- Shaker Store
- Amenities
- Transport
- Culture
- People
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Ballitore () is a village in County Kildare, Ireland, sometimes spelt as Ballytore. It is noted for its historical Quaker associations. It was the first planned Quaker village in either England or Ireland - and remains the only one in Europe.
==History== Ballitore was first developed and founded as a Quaker settlement by John Bancroft and Abel Strettel. They developed the farmland in the area around Ballitore, and built wool and flour mills and help to develop the settlement. A quaker meeting house was built in . During the 1798 Rebellion, the village was plundered and burned and some of its inhabitants were killed.