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The day kicks off with registration at 9:15am. The event, which forms a part of this year's Irish Festival in the city (Friday 7 March to Monday 17 March), is a collaborative project with Manchester Metropolitan and Manchester universities and is partly funded by Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade. The Irish World Heritage Centre in Manchester is to host the National Irish Studies Conference 2014 this coming Saturday, 8 March. Time: Lectures are presented from 1pm to 2pmīooking: Admission is FREE but booking is essential. Venue: All workshops will be held at PRONI, 2 Titanic Boulevard, Belfast BT3 9HQ. This talk will illuminate this, as well as touch upon significant archaeological discoveries unearthed during the works. The major arterial drainage scheme on the Bann is well documented by PRONI sources.
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The series concludes with an overview of the work that transformed the lower River Bann from an uncontrollable waterway prone to flooding into a navigable commercial route. The River Bann: a view from the archives, with Lorraine Burke It will touch upon past attempts to relieve poverty, as well as provide tips on unearthing these peoples’ family stories from archival documents. This lecture will enter into a wider discussion on the historical experiences of the poor in society. This talk will explain how the drastic action of emigration became the only option for many faced with this situation.Įxperiences of the Poor and Excluded, with Glynn Kelso The second lecture will examine the suffering inflicted upon the population of Ireland during the Great Famine of 1845 to 1852. Hungry for change – the effect of the Famine on Irish migration, with Ann McVeigh Among the resources explored will be letters sent home to loved ones, that reveal the émigrés' aspirations and reservations on life as emigrants. The context of these talks will begin on the battlefields of the American Civil War, with the Irish émigrés involved in the conflict. Irish voices from the American Civil War, with Brett Irwin These talks will provide insight and tips on using PRONI sources. PRONI has announced details of its lunchtime lecture series for April, which will be delivered by PRONI staff.
