The Warrant was first Issued to brethren in Dublin on the 6th December 1749.
On the 6th April, 1809 a Memorial from Brs. Robert D. Mason of Lodge 489; Jas. Fox of Lodge 478 and John Bell of Lodge 428 praying a Warrant to hold a Lodge in the Corps attached to the Commissariat Department Head Quarters. The Warrant was reissued to Robert Dawson Mason, Jas. Fox and John Bell to hold a Lodge in the Commisariat Corps, 6 April 1809. A total of 15 brethren were registered up to the 3rd January, 1815 and on that date the Warrant was returned to Grand Lodge.
On the 2nd of April 1818 the Warrant was reissued to Wm. Ross, And. Thompson and John Simonton (all from Lodge 801) to form a Lodge in Magherally, Banbridge, Co. Down, , in lieu of Warrant 801.
The Lodge will celebrate 200 years in 2014. |
The Warrant was issued on the 2nd October 1794 to Bros. Wm. Donaldson, Geo. Coyle and Michael. Geraghty to hold a Lodge in Leixlip Co. Kildare.
Reissued to Bros. Sam Birkmore; John Williamson and Isaiah Moat in Craigarogan, Mallusk, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim, 5 November 1807. This was exchanged for Warrant No.824.
3 March, 1814 – Read a Memorial from Br. Robt. Brown, 943, Thos. Mulligan, 372 and John Darby, 943, praying for a Warrant to hold a Lodge in Magherally, Co. Down. Granted [801]
Reissued on the 3rd October1957 to Bros. William J. Porter, GPO Official (539); Newton Compton, Executive Officer (726) and George D. Compton, Clerk (726) to form "Eros Lodge" in the Masonic Hall, Crumlin Road, Belfast. Unfortunately the Lodge returned its Warrant in 2007. |