Ballitore (Irish: Béal Átha an Tuair) [8] 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.

The Quakers from Yorkshire who founded Ballitore, transformed the valley into rich fertile farmlands, and developed the town as a Quaker Settlement. In fact, Ballitore is the only planned and permanent Quaker Settlement in Ireland. Ballitore is the home to several historical buildings.

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.

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BALLYTORE, a post-town, in the parish of TIMOLIN, barony of NARRAGH and RHEBAN EAST, county of KILDARE, and province of LEINSTER, 13 miles (S. S. W.) from Naas, and 28 ½ miles (S. W. by S.) from Dublin; containing 141 houses and 933 inhabitants.

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The Mary Leadbeater House in the centre of Ballitore village incorporates both the local Community Library as well as a Quaker and Folklife Museum. The Museum is the only one in Ireland dedicated to the Quaker Heritage in the local context.

The small village of Ballitore is located in South-East Kildare. It is the only planned and permanent Quaker village in Ireland. The land where the village now stands was purchased by two Quakers in the 1680s.

Ballitore Library and Quaker Museum is located in the restored Mary Leadbeater House in the heart of Ballitore village (population of ca.1,000). It provides a public library service to Ballitore and its environs, and also a museum, celebrating the Quaker tradition in Ballitore.