The Writing of Mary Ann McCracken’s Story
To mark the anniversary of Mary Ann McCracken's passing, Clifton House and the Mary Ann McCracken Foundation are proud to host this virtual Zoom talk exploring how Mary Ann McCracken’s story has been written throughout the years. From her first biography in the late 1800s, to Mary McNeill’s seminal text on her life (1960; republished 2019) and the most recent publication by John Gray. This talk will chart how Mary Ann, and women more generally, were viewed throughout the centuries. Registration information • To register for the event please purchase your ticket below • The Zoom code will be sent [...]
Autumn Lecture Series: BLOCK TICKET
Clifton House 2 North Queen Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BelfastAn Iconic Belfast Institution: The Belfast Charitable Society and its Pivotal Role in the Social, Economic and Political Life of Georgian and Victorian Belfast We are delighted to announce that our President’s Talk series returns each Thursday evening in November 2022. This year the talks will features an array of speakers from historical and legal fields who will explore the shared history and contested narratives tied to the Society and the developing Belfast of that time. The Autumn 2022 President’s Talk Series includes: Raymond Gillespie – The origins of the Belfast Charitable Society and the problem of poverty in Georgian Belfast. [...]
Autumn Talk: The origins of the Belfast Charitable Society and the problem of poverty in Georgian Belfast.
Clifton House 2 North Queen Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BelfastWe are delighted to announce that our President’s Talk series returns each Thursday evening in November 2022. This year the talks will features an array of speakers from historical and legal fields who will explore the shared history and contested narratives tied to the Society and the developing Belfast of that time. The first talk of the series will be delivered by Raymond Gillespie on "The origins of the Belfast Charitable Society and the problem of poverty in Georgian Belfast." The Belfast Charitable Society was formed in 1752, but why did it take until this time to address the problem of [...]
Autumn Talk: A House Divided: Belfast, its Charitable Society and the 1798 Rebellion
Clifton House 2 North Queen Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BelfastWe are delighted to announce that our President’s Talk series returns each Thursday evening in November 2022. This year the talks will features an array of speakers from historical and legal fields who will explore the shared history and contested narratives tied to the Society and the developing Belfast of that time. The second talk of the series will be delivered by Kenneth Dawson on "A House Divided: Belfast, its Charitable Society and the 1798 Rebellion". The Belfast Charitable Society provided civic and philanthropic leadership in an age of unprecedented urban growth. The town’s middle class entrepreneurs established a range of [...]
Autumn Talk: The Poor Law and Belfast’s Hidden Famine
Clifton House 2 North Queen Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BelfastWe are delighted to announce that our President’s Talk series returns each Thursday evening in November 2022. This year the talks will features an array of speakers from historical and legal fields who will explore the shared history and contested narratives tied to the Society and the developing Belfast of that time. The third talk of the series will be delivered by Professor Christine Kinealy on 'The Poor Law and Belfast’s Hidden Famine'. ** Please note Professor Christine Kinealy will be delivering her talk via zoom from America, and won't be in Clifton House in person** Professor Christine Kinealy is a [...]
Autumn Talk: ‘Marquis’s & Marriage: A Legal Case Study of the Donegall Family’ and ‘I do and I don’t – The Yelverton case’
Clifton House 2 North Queen Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BelfastWe are delighted to announce that our President’s Talk series returns each Thursday evening in November 2022. This year the talks will features an array of speakers from historical and legal fields who will explore the shared history and contested narratives tied to the Society and the developing Belfast of that time. The final talk of the series will be delivered by Sir Ronnie Weatherup and guest on the ‘Marquis’s & Marriage: A Legal Case Study of the Donegall Family’ and ‘I do and I don’t – The Yelverton case’. What made a valid marriage in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries? [...]
Then and Now – 270 Years of Charity in Belfast
Clifton House 2 North Queen Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Belfast270 years on from its establishment 'the First Great Charity of this Town', Belfast Charitable Society still strives to address disadvantage. Regrettably, poverty and disadvantage are as relevant today as they were when the Society was formed. With this in mind, our annual event for 2023 (25th January) will feature a panel of expert contributors who will discuss the impact of disadvantage on our society today. Our lively discussion panel will include BBCNI Economics & Business Editor John Campbell who will provide the current socio-economic and political context; Mary Montgomery Principal of Belfast Boys Model School, and Christine McKeown from Ashton [...]
President’s Talks Series – February 2023 – Block Ticket
Clifton House 2 North Queen Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BelfastAn Iconic Belfast Institution: The Belfast Charitable Society and its Pivotal Role in the Social, Economic and Political Life of Georgian and Victorian Belfast. Belfast Charitable Society are proud to announce the return of our Reconciliation Fund supported President’s Talk Series this year marking the 270th year of The First Great Charity of this Town. The lectures will be via Room and Zoom, taking place every Thursday evening at 7pm throughout February. Each lecture will last approximately 60 minutes followed by a Q&A session. · Thursday 2nd February 2023 - Child Welfare and Education in the Industrialising Town of Belfast – Olwen Purdue in Conversation with Lauren [...]
Presidents Talk Series: Child Welfare and Education in the Industrialising Town of Belfast
Clifton House 2 North Queen Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BelfastBelfast Charitable Society are proud to announce the return of our Reconciliation Fund supported President’s Talk Series this year marking the 270th year of The First Great Charity of this Town. The first lecture in the series will focus on Child Welfare and Education in the Industrialising Town of Belfast, and will be delivered by Professor Olwen Purdue and Lauren Smyth. Olwen Purdue is Professor of Modern Social History at Queen’s University Belfast, where she is also Director of the Centre for Public History. An expert on the social history of nineteenth and twentieth-century Ireland, Professor Purdue is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, [...]
Presidents Talk Series: ‘Doing the Needful’: Belfast Charitable Society and its Outdoor Relief Scheme
Clifton House 2 North Queen Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BelfastBelfast Charitable Society are proud to announce the return of our Reconciliation Fund supported President’s Talk Series this year marking the 270th year of The First Great Charity of this Town. The second lecture in the series will focus on: ‘Doing the Needful’: Belfast Charitable Society and its Outdoor Relief Scheme, and will be delivered by Aaron McIntyre. Aaron McIntyre has undertaken extensive research in the Belfast Charitable Society’s archive, dating back to 1752, to develop a series of unique talks, tours and seasonal events to highlight the history of the charity, its people and its role in Belfast and beyond. Tickets for [...]
Presidents Talk Series: From New Orleans to Clifton Street: slavery and freedom in nineteenth century Belfast
Clifton House 2 North Queen Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BelfastBelfast Charitable Society are proud to announce the return of our Reconciliation Fund supported President’s Talk Series this year marking the 270th year of The First Great Charity of this Town. The third Thursday lecture in the series will focus on: From New Orleans to Clifton Street: slavery and freedom in nineteenth century Belfast, and will be delivered by Dr Jonathan Wright. Jonathan Wright is a lecturer in history at Maynooth University. His current research has focused on Ulster and the Atlantic World in the Age of Revolution, and his recent publications include An Ulster Slaveowner in the Revolutionary Atlantic: The Life and [...]
Presidents Talk Series: The New Burying Ground, Père Lachaise and Belfast’s forgotten cemeteries
Clifton House 2 North Queen Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BelfastBelfast Charitable Society are proud to announce the return of our Reconciliation Fund supported President’s Talk Series this year marking the 270th year of The First Great Charity of this Town. The last lecture in the series will focus on: The New Burying Ground, Père Lachaise and Belfast’s forgotten cemeteries, and will be delivered by John Ó Neill. John Ó Neill is Research Manager at Irish Archaeological Consultancy Ltd and a visiting research fellow in the School of Natural and Built Environment, Queen’s University Belfast. Tickets for each talk are £6 for zoom access or £7.50 for room access (price inc complementary tea [...]