Revisit the Great Famine Voices Roadshow
Posted on: 5 May 2020 in 2020 posts
The Institute of Irish Studies was delighted to co-host the Great Famine Voices Roadshow Liverpool on Saturday 2 May with the Irish National Famine Museum at Strokestown Park and Irish Heritage Trust, supported by our partners Liverpool Irish Festival and the Liverpool Great Hunger Commemoration Committee.
If you missed the event, you can catch up on all the content shared throughout the afternoon below.
A warm welcome to Great Famine Voices Roadshow #GFVRLiverpool with @strokestownpark @IrHeritageTrust.
— Irish Studies@LivUni (@IrishInstitute) May 2, 2020
We'll be tweeting short introductions + links to today's presentations (@ 1min intervals)
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1/24@GlobalIrish @irish_abroad @famineway pic.twitter.com/TAkFH7s6Dr
We will allow you plenty of time to view the videos before tweeting again to introduce the next presentation.
— Irish Studies@LivUni (@IrishInstitute) May 2, 2020
Unfortunately for technical reasons today's live Q&A is for preregistered guests only, we will record it+publish it soon for those missing out today.#GFVRLiverpool 2/24 pic.twitter.com/ks4FovlGtP
To start with please watch this brief welcome from @IrishInstitute Director, Professor Peter Shirlow, including his personal reflections on migration.
— Irish Studies@LivUni (@IrishInstitute) May 2, 2020
Please click on https://t.co/GF2jo0TGxM to view. #GFVRLiverpool 3/24
Professor Peter Shirlow - Welcome to the Great Famine Voices Roadshow
The first presentations is by Professor John Belchem, Emeritus Professor @LivUniHistory, whose research is on the modern history of Liverpool, Diasporas, migration and identities with particular reference to Liverpool and the Liverpool-Irish.#GFVRLiverpool 4/24
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Professor Belchem edited "Liverpool 800", published to celebrate Liverpool's 800th Birthday in 2007, and was involved in the successful bids for Liverpool to become European Capital of Culture in 2008 and to acquire UNESCO World Heritage status.#GFVRLiverpool 5/24
— Irish Studies@LivUni (@IrishInstitute) May 2, 2020
As the author of "Irish, Catholic and Scouse: The History of the Liverpool-Irish, 1800-1939" (@LivUniPress) he is very well placed to discuss "‘Irish fever’: famine and the Liverpool-Irish".
— Irish Studies@LivUni (@IrishInstitute) May 2, 2020
You can view his presentation at: https://t.co/6n1oGIReYy #GFVRLiverpool 6/24
Professor John Belchem - 'Irish fever': famine and the Liverpool Irish (Great Famine Voices Roadshow)
Next up is Emma Smith, director of @LivIrishFest. LIF has celebrated the unique links between Liverpool and Ireland with its annual festival in October since 2003. Hopefully #LIF2020 will be going ahead and we'll see you at a physical Famine Roadshow then!#GFVRLiverpool 7/24
— Irish Studies@LivUni (@IrishInstitute) May 2, 2020
Emma has no Irish connection, but a deep interest in the North West, her chosen home of 25 years. As a cultural arts worker, viewing the landscape via an Irish lens has taught her much about its character, feel+personality, as well as its history+artistry.#GFVRLiverpool 8/24
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Emma's presentation includes a screening of "Liverpool Family Ties: The Irish Connection" but first part 1 of "@LivIrishFest's Great Famine Voices connections: Impressions, expressions and connectedness", which you can view at https://t.co/AhH1TTDefR #GFVRLiverpool 9/24
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Emma Smith - Impressions, Expressions and Connectedness (part one)
.@LivIrishFest commissioned the Sound Agents to document and celebrate dual-heritage stories, told by Liverpool women.
— Irish Studies@LivUni (@IrishInstitute) May 2, 2020
Part of LIF's In:Visible Women project
Funded by @IrelandEmbGB
"Liverpool Family Ties: The Irish Connection" is at https://t.co/Qr5d75F2yN#GFVRLiverpool 10/24
Part 2 of Emma's presentation "@LivIrishFest's Great Famine Voices connections: Impressions, expressions and connectedness" can be viewed at https://t.co/jpoBieOM2j #GFVRLiverpool 11/24
— Irish Studies@LivUni (@IrishInstitute) May 2, 2020
Emma Smith - Impressions, Expressions and Connectedness (part two)
Local historian Greg Quiery conducts the popular Liverpool Irish Heritage walking tours in association with @LivIrishFest
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His book "In Hardship and Hope: A History of the Liverpool Irish" is available in local bookshops or by emailing gregquiery@hotmail.co.uk#GFVRLiverpool 12/24
At the moment Greg is working with Liverpool filmmaker @RogerAppleton (https://t.co/uz4ngwACnK) on a documentary about Liverpool, the Irish and migration. Greg and Roger would appreciate hearing from anyone wishing to support their project.#GFVRLiverpool 13/24
— Irish Studies@LivUni (@IrishInstitute) May 2, 2020
We are delighted to showcase a sample of Greg and Roger's work. "The Famine Irish in Liverpool from the Strokestown Park Estate" also involves @strokestownpark Curator John O’Driscoll and can be viewed at: https://t.co/NnuxJB2Wzj#GFVRLiverpool 14/24
— Irish Studies@LivUni (@IrishInstitute) May 2, 2020
Greg was also closely involved in creating the Memorial to the Irish Famine in the garden of St Luke’s, aka Liverpool's @bombedoutchurch as chairperson of the Liverpool Great Hunger Commemoration Committee.#GFVRLiverpool 15/24
— Irish Studies@LivUni (@IrishInstitute) May 2, 2020
Greg will discuss issues surrounding "Commemorating the Great Hunger in Liverpool" in his presentation, which is available at https://t.co/kx9d6mTVDj #GFVRLiverpool 16/24
— Irish Studies@LivUni (@IrishInstitute) May 2, 2020
Greg Quiery - Commemorating the Great Hunger in Liverpool
The final presentation of today's Famine Roadshow is "Liverpool: a famine frontier" by Professor Christine Kinealy, Director of Ireland's Great Hunger Institute @QuinnipiacU, and Rebecca Abbott, Professor Emerita @QuinnipiacU+Emmy-award winning filmmaker.#GFVRLiverpool 17/24
— Irish Studies@LivUni (@IrishInstitute) May 2, 2020
Professor Abbott's work explores @usairforce's aeromedical rescue, the history of jazz in New Haven, CT, the impact of war on Veterans+the role of arts in healing. "Ireland’s Great Hunger+The Irish Diaspora", narrated by Gabriel Byrne, is her latest film.#GFVRLiverpool 18/24
— Irish Studies@LivUni (@IrishInstitute) May 2, 2020
Professor Kinealy has published extensively on the Great Famine since completing her doctorate @tcddublin. First-generation Liverpool-Irish (+livelong @LFC supporter) she has spent her adult life working in educational institutions in England, Ireland+the US.#GFVRLiverpool 19/24
— Irish Studies@LivUni (@IrishInstitute) May 2, 2020
To view "Liverpool: a famine frontier" please go to https://t.co/D16DQU4g6o #GFVRLiverpool 20/24
— Irish Studies@LivUni (@IrishInstitute) May 2, 2020
All involved would like to express their heartfelt thanks to our contributors: Prof John Belchem, Emma Smith, Greg Quiery+Roger Appleton and Prof Christine Kinealy+Prof Rebecca Abbott for giving their time and adapting their work to the current circumstances.#GFVRLiverpool 21/24
— Irish Studies@LivUni (@IrishInstitute) May 2, 2020
Thanks from @IrishInstitute go to our partners @strokestownpark,@LivIrishFest and the Liverpool Great Hunger Commemoration Committee. We are also grateful for technical support from our colleagues at @livuni's School of Histories, Languages and Cultures.#GFVRLiverpool 22/24
— Irish Studies@LivUni (@IrishInstitute) May 2, 2020
Last but not least, thank YOU for joining us. We hope you have enjoyed today's presentations.
— Irish Studies@LivUni (@IrishInstitute) May 2, 2020
If you did, why not join @strokestownpark for their next Famine Heroes event on Sunday, 10 May - The Famine Irish Legacy in Buffalo?
Info at https://t.co/444uHOW3vd#GFVRLiverpool 23/24
A quick reminder that unfortunately the live Q&A is for preregistered guests only but we will record it. Watch this space for the link once it's published or give us a follow.
— Irish Studies@LivUni (@IrishInstitute) May 2, 2020
All presentations will stay online if you wish to catch up/watch again.
Stay Safe!#GFVRLiverpool 24/24
Great Famine Voices Roadshow Q&A
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