Monthly Archives: June 2024

New Education Resource will delve into the history and development of Belfast Belfast Charitable Society has launched a pioneering education resource for KS2 pupils (P5 – P7) in Northern Ireland, at its home in Clifton House, the former poor house of Belfast today Wednesday 19 June. This unique resource, which has been developed as part of Clifton House’s 250th Anniversary celebrations, will help pupils explore the history of Belfast and its development. Norma Sinte, Chair of the Mary Ann McCracken Foundation, explained: “The story of Belfast Charitable Society and its home, Clifton House, is intrinsically linked to the story of Belfast. [...]

How the radical women of 18th century Belfast shaped the town Belfast Charitable Society Presents: ‘Women, Radicalism and Eighteenth-Century Belfast: Mary Ann McCracken and Martha McTier’ This week Belfast Charitable Society explored the influential roles of radical women in eighteenth-century Belfast through a fascinating talk which was delivered by renowned historian Dr Catriona Kennedy, Reader in Modern British and Irish History at the University of York. The talk delved into the lives of Mary Ann McCracken and Martha McTier, two remarkable women whose charitable work allowed them to participate in and influence Belfast's radical public sphere during an era of religious [...]