Programming

"Forgotten Famines and Fearless Females: Wilde, Parnell and Gonne Revisited"

A talk by Professor Christine Kinealy
Director of Ireland's Great Hunger Institute
Professor of History
Quinnipiac University

Followed by the launch of a major new four-part series of books on the Famine. These books explore four different aspects of this tragedy by examining key primary documents and contemporary source materials. Each document is accompanied by an introduction and is fully annotated.

The topics explored are

Vol. 1. The Great Famine by Christine Kinealy

Vol II. The Exodus by Gerard Moran

Vol. III. Migration Narratives by Jason King

Vol. IV. Forgotten Famines by Christine Kinealy and Gerard Moran

The four volumes are published by Routledge and are a major addition to famine historiography.

Tuesday 22 January | 20:00
An Croí, Cultúrlann Ui Chanáin
Free
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BISHOP MAGINN: Good Shepherd in a Time of Hunger

Multi-media presentation by Turlough McConnell

Edward Maginn (1802-1849) was one of the signal humanitarians of his or any age. He was an early advocate of Catholic Emancipation and supporter of Daniel O’Connell in the Repeal movement. Central to his relief efforts during the Great Hunger in Derry and Donegal, Maginn sought to rescue the poor in his diocese from starvation. This dramatic presentation highlights the extraordinary humility and relentless energy of a true altruist whose historical significance demands tribute.

Tuesday 23 January | 19:00
An Croí, Cultúrlann Ui Chanáin
Free
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Am an Drochshaoil The Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin Lectures on ‘the Time of the Famine’

Luck’s Pennies, Witch Hares, and the Hungry Grass
Meditations on Famine and Community in North-west Ulster

Ray Cashman
Folklore
University of Indiana

Tuesday 12 February | Dé Máirt 12 Feabhra
An Croí, Cultúrlann Ui Chanáin
Start/ Am tosaithe: 19:00
Free | Saorchead isteach

Am an Drochshaoil The Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin Lectures on ‘the Time of the Famine’

‘The satiated never understand the emaciated’
Social Class and the Famine—The ‘True Historical Narrative’ (1890) of Hugh Dorian of Derry

Breandán Mac Suibhne
History
Centenary University, New Jersey

Tuesday 19 February | Dé Máirt 19 Feabhra
An Croí, Cultúrlann Ui Chanáin
Start/ Am tosaithe: 19:00
Free | Saorchead isteach

Talk | Caint

Niamh Brennan (Donegal County Archives | Cartlanna Chontae Dhún na nGall)

County Donegal workhouses at the time of the Famine | Títhe na mBocht i gContae Dhún na nGall ag an am an Ghorta

Wednesday 20 February | Dé Céadaoin 20 Feabhra
An Croí, Cultúrlann Ui Chanáin
Start/ Am tosaithe: 12:00
Free | Saorchead isteach

Was the Great Irish Famine an Ecological Disaster?

The proximate cause of the Great Irish Famine of 1846-50 was a potato blight that affected most of Western Europe. Why was the blight’s impact so severe in Ireland, but not elsewhere? Join Dr. Alan Fernihough, lecturer in economics at Queen’s University, Belfast, to hear about his ongoing research on The Causes and Consequences of the Great Irish Famine. Using Geographical Information System (GIS) data and statistical analyses, this lecture will touch on age-old questions such as what made Ireland so vulnerable to blight, and could more have been done to alleviate famine hunger and disease.

Wednesday 20 February | Dé Céadaoin 20 Feabhra
An Croí, Cultúrlann Ui Chanáin
Start/ Am tosaithe: 19:30
Free | Saorchead isteach

Jointly hosted by NI Science Festival.

Am an Drochshaoil The Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin Lectures on ‘the Time of the Famine’

Fact and Fantasy
Social Realism and Nineteenth-Century Famine Depiction

Emily Mark-Fitzgerald
Art History and Cultural Policy
University College Dublin

Thursday 21 February | Déardaoin 21 Feabhra
An Croí, Cultúrlann Ui Chanáin
Start/ Am tosaithe: 12:00
Free | Saorchead isteach

Film | Scannán: Radharc – When Ireland Starved (1990)

Friday 22 February | Dé hAoine 22 Feabhra
An Croí, Cultúrlann Ui Chanáin
Start/ Am tosaithe: 20:00
Free | Saorchead isteach

Living History Characters by Jonathan Burgess | Carachtair na Staire Beo ag Jonathan Burgess

26 February – 1 March | 26 Feabhra – 1 Márta

Meet characters from the story of the Great Hunger from artworks in the exhibition. Let them tell you their story of resistance, suffering and hardship and also the great lengths they went to to try to survive. For more information and booking: Living History Characters

Buail le carachtair ó scéal an Ghorta Mhóir trí mhíreanna ealaíne sa taispeántas. Insídís duit a scéal friotaíochta, trioblóidí agus cruatáin agus na dianiarrachtaí a rinne siad le maireachtáil. Le tuilleadh eolais agus áirithint a dhéanamh: Living History Characters

This project has been made possible by generous arts development grant from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.