Day 4 – Mullingar to Longwood c.30km. Caroilin Callery meets students from The Downs National School, Co. Westmeath
Caroilin Callery walking in the footsteps of Mary Tighe from Strokestown’s missing 1,490...
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Day 4 – Mullingar to Longwood c. 30km. John McKeown (Waterways Ireland) on the National Famine Way
John McKeown (Eastern Regional Manager, Waterways Ireland) on the National Famine Way along the...
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Day 4 – Mullingar to Longwood c. 30km. Christine Kinealy on Secret Societies and Irish Protestants during the Famine
Professor Christine Kinealy (Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute, Quinnipiac University) on...
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Day 4 – Mullingar to Longwood c. 30km. Famine Walkers meet students from The Downs National School, Co. Westmeath
Famine walkers meet students from The Downs National School in County...
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Day 4 – Mullingar to Longwood c. 30km. Ruth Illingwood on emigration from midlands and Mullingar Workhouse
Local historian Ruth Illingworth on emigration from the midlands and the Mullingar Workhouse...
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Day 4 – Mullingar to Longwood c. 30km. Ruth Illingwood on the Sacrifice of the Reverend Henry Ferris
Local historian Ruth Illingworth on the Church of Ireland Reverend Henry Ferris who gave his life...
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Day 4 – Mullingar to Longwood. Piper Colgan sends out Famine Walkers at Piper’s Boreen, Mullingar
Piper Colgan sends out Famine walkers followed by Athlone New Horizon Asylum and Refugee support...
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Day 4 Mullingar – Longwood c. 30km. Cathal Poirteir on the impact of the Great Hunger on Irish folklore, song, and the Gaelic language
Author Cathal Poirteir tells about the particular character from the 1,490 who left Strokestown,...
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Day 4 on the Famine Way: Mullingar to Longwood
Day 4 of the Famine Way walk started out in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath and followed the Royal Canal...
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Day 4 Mullingar-Longwood c.30km. Marita Conlon-McKenna on Canal Boats and Barges
When walking along the National Famine Way on the Royal Canal towards Longwood, County Meath, it...
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Day 1 Strokestown to Clondra c.22km.The Strokestown Park Famine Archive and the 1,490
The story of the 1,490 is one that has been reconstructed from the treasure trove of documents...
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Day 3 Abbeyshrule-Mullingar c.27km. Mullingar Famine Graveyard
The National Famine Way passes the Robinstown famine graveyard in Mullingar at its mid-point. ...
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