Benevolent Irish Society - Lecture Series Collection

: Some Observations on Early Irish Celtic Farming Society; This is a lecture by Justice Kelly titled “Some Observations on Early Irish Celtic Farming Society”, where he discusses celtic society, law systems, farming culture, Celtic influence on farming, land ownership, sheep, beekeeping, bread making, polygamy, children’s legal rights and various other topics to do with the Celtic influence on early Irish farming.

: Speaking of Larry Gorman; This is a lecture by John Cousins titled “Speaking of Larry Gorman”, where Cousins presents the life of Larry Gorman through the songs Gorman wrote throughout his lifetime. The lecture includes plenty of music and singing, stories of childhood mischief, his sisters’ marriages, people Larry didn’t get along with, church, West Prince, superstitions and Irish folklore, Thomas and Jack Dunn, and more about the inspiration behind the songs of Larry Gorman.

: The Ancient Celts; This is a lecture by Robert Campbell titled “The Ancient Celts” in which he shares photos and stories of early Celtic lives, houses, museums and other topics to do with the history of ancient Celtic life.

: The Brehon Code; This is a lecture by William Kelly titled “The Brehon Code”, where he discusses Celtic ancestors, religion, laws, education, and culture as they relate to the Brehon code. He also discusses the changing of laws, judges, honor prices, hierarchical ranks, reputations, responsibility, hospitalities, and other various topics to do with the Brehon Code.

: The Churches of Kellys Cross 1847-2004; Leo Campbell presents a topic called “The Churches of Kelly's Cross 1847-2004” at the B.I.S. Irish Heritage Lecture Series. In his talk Leo Campbell with the use of pictorial illustrations, Speaks about Kelly’s Cross and the Catholics attitude towards Penal Laws. He speaks about some of the Priest who came to Kelly’s Cross and their contributions.

: The Great Famine 1845-52 and Irish Folk Tradition; This is a lecture by Dr. Padraig O’Siadhail titled “The Great Famine 1845-52 and Irish Folk Tradition”, where he discusses potatoes and different varieties of potato, failure of potato crops and the impact on Irish people and their potato dependency. The lecture also discusses oral tradition, over drinking, religious beliefs, stigmas surrounding famine and other scenes and stories about the Irish potato famine.

: The Iona Irish; This is a lecture by Reverend Arthur O’Shea titled “The Iona Irish”. The lecture includes immigration from Irish, ties to Newfoundland, first residents in PEI, first census in PEI, town names and histories, church, settlers, elections, and the total abstinence movement. Reverend O’Shea also shares a reading from a written letter, and discusses religion, community, neighborhood bonding and various other topics.

: The Irish Conquest of Scotland; This is a lecture by Robert Campbell titled “The Irish Conquest of Scotland”, where he discusses Gaelic figures, languages, monastic systems, assimilation, Scottish culture, and other topics relating to Scotland and Ireland’s conquest.

: The Life and Legacy of Owen Connolly; Charles CampBell gives a lecture at the B.I.S Irish Heritage Lecture Series titled “The Life and Legacy of Owen Connolly (1820-1887)” . Charles Campbell talks about the Life of Owen Connolly-a proprietor, farmer, merchanter and meat packer in his early days as he started out with a small scale business and made his way up to opening, owning and operating many businesses on a large scale. Campbell also talks about Owen Connolly’s death and his will which is dissected and discussed in detailed. He also mentions what occurred after Mr. Connolly’s death and what impact it has on the islanders of today (scholarship, fund).

: The Other Celts: Introducing Wales; This is a lecture by Elizabeth Schoales titled “The Other Celts: Introducing Wales”, where she discusses origins of Celt languages, evolution of language over time, keeping language orally and by documentation later, bible translations and dedications, reformation, and religion-language relations. The lecture also includes other anecdotes to do with the evolution of language and Wales as a Celtic region.

: The Religion of the Early Celts; This is a lecture by Robert Campbell titled “The Religion of the Early Celts”, where he discusses omens, religions, shares maps of origins in Europe of Celts, roles of men and roles of women. The lecture also includes determination of history through archaeology and documentation, the problems of romanticizing history, nature’s impact on the Irish, gods and goddesses, Druids, generalizations, graves, and art as they relate to early Celtic religion.

: The Scots and Irish: One People?; This is a lecture by Michael Kennedy titled “The Scots and Irish: One People?”, where he discusses early census, lots on the island, Gaelic, religion, vikings, education, and Scottish-Irish relations. He also discusses colonization, propaganda, identity, legislation and other topics relating to the history of the Scottish and Irish.

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