A bush poet turns his mind to his Famine ancestors. Continue reading
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Special Screening of a new film about the Great Famine
Nature of Event: A New Film about the Famine Wild Goose Lodge Trailer ‘Wild Goose Lodge’ is set in rural Ireland in 1816 and is based on a true story. It is a harrowing tale of love, betrayal, revenge and death – themes that are universal and will appeal to a global audience. Known as … Continue reading
The Forgotten Mayo Famine Girls Remembered
A statue and a book to tell the story of the girls who left Mayo in the Great Famine to come to Australia. Continue reading
First hand witness of the Famine
How did an anti-Mason Protestant Abolitionist, temperance advocate and vegetarian from Vermont (USA) become a first hand witness of the Great Famine and a practical advocate for famine relief? Continue reading
Impromptu music at the 2016 Famine commemoration at Williamstown
Ambassador Breandán took an inclusive and humanist approach, linking the sufferings of the victims of the Irish Famine with those of people displaced today. Continue reading
Irish Ambassador at Famine Rock Commemoration 2015
His Excellency, the Irish Ambassador to Australia, the Honourable Noel White, will be the guest speaker at this year’s event. Continue reading
Irish Famine Orphan Girls Commemoration Day
Irish Famine Orphan Girls Commemoration Day was held at the Famine Rock in Hobson’s Bay, Williamstown on the 17th Nov 2013. The Commemoration is held every year to remember the girls and young women, victims of the Great Famine, who came to Australia under the Earl Grey Scheme. Member for Williamstown Wade Noonan and Hobsons … Continue reading
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