Background
He was born in Little Musgrave, Westmorland, England in 1627.
He was born in Little Musgrave, Westmorland, England in 1627.
He was apprenticed as a carpenter at York, and after completion, he joined the Parliamentary Army during the English Civil War.
He went to Scotland in 1650. He also took part in the Battle of Worcester. He was discharged and eventually went to live in County Antrim, Ireland.
He established the first Meeting House in Lurgan, Ireland in 1654.
He was imprisoned several times, but was released thereafter. After this first establishment, Edmondson spent the rest of his life building the Society of Friends in Ireland.
He lived most of his life in the once Quaker village of Rosenallis, Company Laois (aka County Leix, aka Queen"s County), where he had a residence at Tineal House.