The event, which is under the auspices of NUI Maynooth and the OPW/NUI Maynooth Archive & Research Centre, will feature discussions from a variety of specialists and will look back at issues in the time of the Famine and in similar and potential real famine today.
It's also a good opportunity to visit one of Ireland's great historic estates, which is the home of the National Famine Museum. Always worth a drive to Roscommon to spend time in various aspects of Ireland's 'Big House' past which has been, and is still in the course of, extensive recreation.
The Conference begins at 1pm. Those participating include John O’Driscoll, Director of Strokestown Park; Ciarán McCabe; Kevin McKenna; Pat McCarrick, Fundraising Projects Director, Bothair; Fidelma Byrne; Brian Casey; Regina Donlon; Ciarán Reilly; Professor Terence Dooley, Department of History, NUI Maynooth; and Patrick Kenny, Chairman of Westward Group.
