Rathfarnham

Rathfarnham Quaker Meeting House
Rathfarnham Meeting House is at 62 Crannagh Road, Dublin, D14 PY99

Meeting for Worship takes place every Sunday at 10.30am in the Rathfarnham Meeting House, 62 Crannagh Road, Dublin, D14 PY99. Visitors are always welcome. Please contact clerkrpm@gmail.com for more information.

Rathfarnham Meeting is located in a quiet residential area near Rathfarnham village and castle. The 15B, 16, 16A, 17 and 75 bus routes all pass within a few minutes’ walk of the Meeting House. The Meeting Room’s large south-facing windows overlook a spacious lawn bordered by trees. The adjacent badminton hall is used for various Quaker activities and is let out to local social, sporting and community groups. There is ample car parking.

Junior Meeting for children takes place on the 4th Sunday of every month. This starts at 10.30am with the children joining the last 10 minutes of meeting for worship. Families are encouraged to attend Churchtown Meeting on the 2nd Sunday of the month when Junior Meeting takes place (please note Churchtown Meeting starts at 11am). The wide-ranging topics covered in Junior Meeting include those of a Quaker and Biblical nature as well as various social and environmental issues.

Children are welcome other Sundays too when their parent(s) are asked to stay with them and are welcome to use the books, games and many resources in the Junior Meeting cupboard.

The meeting house was built on land given to Friends by Lamb Brothers, Quaker jam manufacturers. It formed part of the site of the Lambs’ fruit farm, which was sold in the 1950s for housing development.

Rathfarnham Meeting is part of Dublin Monthly Meeting.

The Meeting maintains a library for the use of its Members and regular Attenders.