Hero of Belfast: Mary Ann McCracken Walking Tour
Clifton House 2 North Queen Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BelfastExperience Mary Ann McCracken’s Belfast, as you walk in the footsteps of this remarkable abolitionist, philanthropist and social reformer. Mary Ann McCracken, who was born over 250 years ago, is intrinsically linked to the city of Belfast. She lived her fearless life championing causes, moving from place to place, always on a mission to make life better for those less fortunate than herself. Hear too about her more radical nature. Her role in the work of the United Irishmen, the 1798 rebellion and beyond. How she was devoted to her older brother Henry Joy – hanged for his leading role in the rebellion. [...]
Hero of Belfast: Mary Ann McCracken Walking Tour
Clifton House 2 North Queen Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BelfastExperience Mary Ann McCracken’s Belfast, as you walk in the footsteps of this remarkable abolitionist, philanthropist and social reformer. Mary Ann McCracken, who was born over 250 years ago, is intrinsically linked to the city of Belfast. She lived her fearless life championing causes, moving from place to place, always on a mission to make life better for those less fortunate than herself. Hear too about her more radical nature. Her role in the work of the United Irishmen, the 1798 rebellion and beyond. How she was devoted to her older brother Henry Joy – hanged for his leading role in the rebellion. [...]
Hero of Belfast: Mary Ann McCracken Walking Tour
Clifton House 2 North Queen Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BelfastExperience Mary Ann McCracken’s Belfast, as you walk in the footsteps of this remarkable abolitionist, philanthropist and social reformer. Mary Ann McCracken, who was born over 250 years ago, is intrinsically linked to the city of Belfast. She lived her fearless life championing causes, moving from place to place, always on a mission to make life better for those less fortunate than herself. Hear too about her more radical nature. Her role in the work of the United Irishmen, the 1798 rebellion and beyond. How she was devoted to her older brother Henry Joy – hanged for his leading role in the rebellion. [...]
Hero of Belfast: Mary Ann McCracken Walking Tour
Clifton House 2 North Queen Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BelfastExperience Mary Ann McCracken’s Belfast, as you walk in the footsteps of this remarkable abolitionist, philanthropist and social reformer. Mary Ann McCracken, who was born over 250 years ago, is intrinsically linked to the city of Belfast. She lived her fearless life championing causes, moving from place to place, always on a mission to make life better for those less fortunate than herself. Hear too about her more radical nature. Her role in the work of the United Irishmen, the 1798 rebellion and beyond. How she was devoted to her older brother Henry Joy – hanged for his leading role in the rebellion. [...]
Hero of Belfast: Mary Ann McCracken Walking Tour
Clifton House 2 North Queen Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BelfastExperience Mary Ann McCracken’s Belfast, as you walk in the footsteps of this remarkable abolitionist, philanthropist and social reformer. Mary Ann McCracken, who was born over 250 years ago, is intrinsically linked to the city of Belfast. She lived her fearless life championing causes, moving from place to place, always on a mission to make life better for those less fortunate than herself. Hear too about her more radical nature. Her role in the work of the United Irishmen, the 1798 rebellion and beyond. How she was devoted to her older brother Henry Joy – hanged for his leading role in the rebellion. [...]
Hero of Belfast: Mary Ann McCracken Walking Tour
Clifton House 2 North Queen Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BelfastExperience Mary Ann McCracken’s Belfast, as you walk in the footsteps of this remarkable abolitionist, philanthropist and social reformer. Mary Ann McCracken, who was born over 250 years ago, is intrinsically linked to the city of Belfast. She lived her fearless life championing causes, moving from place to place, always on a mission to make life better for those less fortunate than herself. Hear too about her more radical nature. Her role in the work of the United Irishmen, the 1798 rebellion and beyond. How she was devoted to her older brother Henry Joy – hanged for his leading role in the rebellion. [...]
Look North! Festival Guided Tour: The Two Marys
Clifton House 2 North Queen Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BelfastThis guided tour will tell the story of Mary Ann McCracken (1770-1866) and her biographer, Mary Alice (Molly) McNeill (1897-1984). Two formidable Belfast women, who, while living in different times, had much in common. Both were educated women who came from middle class Presbyterian families. As members of the Belfast Charitable Society, Mary and Molly also devoted their time to alleviate poverty in Belfast. The two Marys were each deeply engaged with the political and cultural movements of their times, and their practical philanthropic work was informed by their progressive ideas about the care of children, the disadvantaged, and social justice. [...]
Hero of Belfast: Mary Ann McCracken Walking Tour
Experience Mary Ann McCracken’s Belfast, as you walk in the footsteps of this remarkable abolitionist, philanthropist and social reformer.
Two Marys in Conversation – A Mary Ann McCracken Foundation event
Clifton House 2 North Queen Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BelfastA Mary McCracken Foundation event with guest speaker Bee Rowlatt.
The Challenges Facing Refugees and Asylum-Seekers Today
Clifton House 2 North Queen Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BelfastThe Challenges Facing Refugees & Asylum Seekers Today: A Discussion with Vicky Tennant, UNHCR Representative to the UK and the Rt. Hon Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick Vicky Tennant, UNHCR Representative to the UK, and the Rt. Hon Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick, will outline the issues and obstacles facing female refugees and asylum seekers today. The event, which is part of Belfast Charitable Society’s 250thanniversary celebrations, will also highlight the work that both Belfast Charitable Society and the Mary Ann McCracken Foundation are doing to support refugees and asylum-seekers in Belfast. This year, as part of our 250th Anniversary celebrations, Belfast [...]
Hero of Belfast: Mary Ann McCracken Walking Tour
Hero of Belfast: Mary Ann McCracken Walking Tour Experience Mary Ann McCracken’s Belfast, as you walk in the footsteps of this remarkable abolitionist, philanthropist and social reformer. Mary Ann McCracken, who was born over 250 years ago, is intrinsically linked to the city of Belfast. She lived her fearless life championing causes, moving from place to place, always on a mission to make life better for those less fortunate than herself. Hear too about her more radical nature. Her role in the work of the United Irishmen, the 1798 rebellion and beyond. How she was devoted to her older brother Henry Joy – [...]
Women, Radicalism and Eighteenth-Century Belfast
Clifton House 2 North Queen Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BelfastWhat did it mean to be radical and dissenting in eighteenth-century Belfast? Belfast’s culture of religious and political dissent encouraged female participation, but not always on equal terms. Join us at Clifton House, the home of Belfast’s oldest charity, where Dr Catriona Kennedy will discuss how radical women like Mary Ann McCracken and Martha McTier’s charitable work allowed them to participate in, and influence, Belfast’s radical public sphere. This year, as part of our 250th Anniversary celebrations, Belfast Charitable Society hope to use our talks and events to help raise funds for our ongoing philanthropic work, therefore we will be [...]