Launch of The Great Irish Famine: Remember Skibbereen

The premiere of ‘The Great Irish Famine: Remember Skibbereen’ will take place at the Town Hall, Skibbereen on Monday the 27^th of July at 8.30 p.m.

Admittance is free but places are limited so please contact Skibbereen Heritage Centre (contacts as below) to book your free tickets.

 ‘The Great Irish Famine: Remember Skibbereen’ is a 55-minute documentary by award-winning production company Harvest Films which tells the story of the Great Famine in Skibbereen and, in the broader context, in Ireland generally. Concentrating on the human aspect of this defining period of Irish history, it includes interviews with Dr Larry Geary of UCC, Professor Joe Lee, Professor Mark McGowan and Gary White Deer as well as local historians Fr. Patrick Hickey, Philip O’Regan and Gerald O’Brien.

Also included on the DVD is the 120-minute special feature of the events of the National Famine Commemoration Week, the first held outside Dublin, which Skibbereen town hosted. This features highlights of the week of Famine-related events; music, drama, talks and walks by local and international participants. The Canadian Famine Commemoration held at Grosse Ile Quarantine Station is also included.

The DVD retails at €20: available from Skibbereen Heritage Centre on www.skibbheritage.com or 028 40900

Famine Memorial Day in Skibbereen on 17th May 2009

The town of Skibbereen has been chosen as the first location outside of Dublin for the Annual Famine Memorial Day to be held on Sunday the 17th of May.

There will be a ceremonial event in Skibbereen on the 17th of May and a corresponding one held in Canada on the 10th of May. Between these two dates, the people of Skibbereen have come together to put together a programme of Famine-related commemorative events.

For further information take a look at http://www.skibbheritage.com/memday.htm 

We will be holding a ‘Food and the Famine’ presentation examining our ability to feed ourselves in extreme circumstances, both here in Ireland and abroad. The presentation will take place in the Co-Action buildings, Skibbereen at 2.00-3.30pm. To reserve a place, please contact Charmaine at 023 8834035 or charmaine@wcdp.ie 

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