Welcome

The Girls’ Friendly Society is the oldest Church of Ireland organisation for girls and women, founded in 1877 by a small group of people whose conscience and Christian faith formulated a vision and aim to help young girls coming from the rural areas of the country to the cities in search of employment, little dreaming of the difficulities and loneliness that might beset them.

Almost one hundred and thirty years later after it’s inception, the Girls Friendly Society has broadened it’s scope and offers an even wider appeal.

Today the Girls Friendly Society is active in eighty branches throughout Ireland, a wide spectrum of interest is covered in the badge syllabus, which includes a study of the natural world, the community and the church, handcrafts and skills, information technology, sports and outdoor pursuits, as well as participating in fund raising to demonstrate our will to help others, both locally and globally.

Membership is open to women of all ages

Friendship knows no bounds