A lecture by Professor Peter Gray, QUB* on the contribution of Paul (Paweł) Strzelecki, a Polish emigre who volunteered to act as a charitable relief worker in Ireland during the Great Famine of 1845-50. This talk explains how he came to be there, and how his decision to focus charity on children kept thousands alive at a time when state failure and landlord clearances were allowing death to ravage the country.

Due to limited capacity, this event is by registration only.

Tuesday, 26th November 2019 // 7.00pm to 9.30pm
Armagh Robinson Library, 43 Abbey Street, BT61 7DY

*Peter Gray is Professor of Modern Irish History and Director of the Institute of Irish Studies at Queen’s University Belfast. His books include The Irish Famine (1995), Famine, Land and Politics: British Government and Irish Society 1843-50 (1999) and The Making of the Irish Poor Law, 1815-43 (2009).

This lecture is a part of the For Your Freedom & Ours Shared History programme funded through PEACE IV Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council.

For more information and to book a place, please contact: maciek@foryourfreedomandours.com // 07930 476 649

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