National Famine Memorial Day, 17 May 2009
The inaugural National Famine Day takes place on 17 May 2009 and is being hosted in Skibbereen. Skibbereen has been chosen as the host town for the first provincial National Famine Memorial Day in 2009. There will be a ceremonial event in Skibbereen on Sunday 17 May and a corresponding one held in Canada on 10 May.
Famine Related Events
There is a full week of Famine-related events running from 10-17 May, most of which are free of charge. For full details please download the Famine Memorial programme 2009 from Skibbereen Heritage Centre.
Skibbereen and the Famine
Philip O’Regan’s article in the Southern Star addresses the issue of just how Skibbereen came to be so synonymous with the Great Hunger and why it features so prominently in the literature of the Famine
Dr. Donovan and Dr. Hadden were two dispensary doctors working in Skibbereen and the surrounding area, who worked tirelessly to help the local community during the Famine years. Read the story of Dr. Donovan and Dr. Hadden on the Eneclann website.
5% to Gorta when you buy an Eneclann CD
The team at Eneclann (where I work) have decided to donate 5% of the proceeds from our historical interest CDs sold during Famine Memorial week (10-17 May 2009) to Gorta (the Freedom From Hunger Council of Ireland, whose name means ‘famine’ in Irish).
Our team felt that as well as considering the events of the past, we wanted to do something to help present day famine victims too. For every CD purchased from the Eneclann shop between Sunday 10th and Sunday 17th May 2009 we’ll give 5% to Gorta.