News Items, Special Papers, Presentations and Publications:

April 7, 2008

Click for bigger picture Very Wor. Bro. David B. McClutcheon, PM & Past Senior Grand Warden of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Antrim and the Refurbished old Master's Cloak presented at the Lodge of Research CC Meeting held on September 6th 2001 at  Masonic Hall, Ballymena, Country Antrim.  A Paper describing the history of the Old Master's Cloak is attached.

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The Master of an Irish Masonic Lodge, A.D. 1787, sketched and enlarged by Brother Walter Till, from the ornamentation on the margin of the refreshed Warrant No. 209; showing the full regalia of the period.

Reproduced in part from the publication:  "The History of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Mason of IRELAND", Vol. 1.
Published by the Lodge of Research CC, 1925
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"History of Glandore Masonic Lodge No. 551"

A Paper Presented by W. Bro. Frank Lee at his Installation into the chair of Lodge 200 on 11th february 2017 at Freemason's Hall, Molesworth Street, Dublin.


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"Freemasonry in Tennessee, USA - The first 100 years"

A Paper Presented by W. Bro. Brian H. Magill at the Meeting held on February 9th, 2002 at the Freemason's Hall, Molesworth Street, Dublin.


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"Lodges associated with Rudyard Kipling"

A Paper Presented by W. Bro. William T. Brown at the Meeting held on April 26th, 2003 in the Freemasons' Hall, Ballinamallard, County Fermanagh

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"Masonic Hero - LT. COL. J. H. S. Dimmer, VC, MC"

A Paper Presented by W. Bro. William T. Brown, MBE , of Kipling Newporton Lodge 315 and Chichester Lodge 313, at the Meeting held on February 10th 2007 in Freemasons' Hall, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2.

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"Freemasonry in Carrickfergus"

A Paper Presented by W. Bro. Jim Adamson , of St. Patrick's Masonic Lodge 43, at the Meeting of the Lodge of Research No. 200 in April 1992 in Carrickfergus Masonic Hall, Co, Antrim.

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"Guidance notes for Potential Authors
on Content, Format and Presentation"

This paper is based on the Lecture given by Very Worshipful Bro. Robert Bashford, Editor - The Lodge of Research No. CC
with Appendices provided by W. Bro. Tom E. Fitzpatrick