Benevolent Irish Society - Lecture Series Collection

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The collection contains recordings of lectures delivered at the BIS Hall (now the Irish Cultural Centre) in Charlottetown during the years 1987 - 2011 on various aspects of Irish heritage and culture both in PEI and in Ireland.
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Ulster Immigration to PEI
  • Type:Interview
  • Abstract:This is a lecture by Brendan O'Grady titled "Ulster Immigration to PEI", where he discusses historic Ulster, acquiring land, Ireland and Scotland relations, assimilation, Father Augustus and jobs in Boston. The lecture also includes discussion about arrivals of ships, graveyards, Monaghan, Ulster immigration, families, religion,
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  • Date Recorded:1995-03-03
  • Duration:01:21:47
County Monaghan In Prose, Poetry, and History
  • Type:Event
  • Abstract:Brendan O'Grady gives a lecture titled "County Monaghan In Prose, Poetry, and History" in which he gives A literary visit to County Monaghan featuring views of writers and poets like Patrick Kavanaugh, and William Carleton, and historians Shane Leslie, Carolan Rushe, Peadar Livingstone, and Seamus McCluskey, Illustrated with sides.
  • Date Recorded:2003-02-21
  • Duration:01:33:21