Wed Sept 23 : White's Hotel : 8 pm
A stirring new talk for Wexford’s Historical Society by Mylo Miller Titled: The Great Irish Famine.
Mylo’s research on this tragic period has led to the creation of an illustrated talk, “The Great Irish Famine” which explains why the Irish poor were most vulnerable to the Famine, the cause of the Famine and the terrible conditions that a large proportion of the population had to endure.
Although it is generally agreed that Wexford escaped the worst horrors of the famine the talk will take the Wexford Workhouse as an example which shows that there was severe suffering for many of Wexford’s poorer classes.
It will also discuss the role of Hamilton Knox Grogan Morgan as Resident Landlord of the Johnstown Castle Estate during the Famine years.
The famine left deep scars on Ireland’s social and political fabric. No other event in Ireland’s history can compare to the effect that the Famine had in terms of loss of people through death or emigration.
Oct 30 : Michael Loughman : James Ryan
Nov 18 : Emmet Stafford & Catherine McLoughlin : Town Walls
Nov 29 : Xmas Lunch : After dinner talk
Dec 16 : Howard Keeley : Savannah Connection
