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.
Benevolent Irish Society - Lecture Series Collection
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- Type:Event
- Abstract:James Kelley speaks about the topic "The Life and Career of Bishop Francis Clement Kelley" at the B.I.S Irish Heritage Lecture Series. On side A of the tape he discusses the First World War, the American Great and the Napoleonic War. On side B of the tape he gives an overview of Francis Kelley, and his rise to becoming a bishop in More
- Date Recorded:2002-03-08
- Duration:01:28:53
- Type:Event
- Abstract:This is a lecture by Michael Linkletter titled "Modern and Ancient Celts", where he discusses locations named after Celtic origins, Gallish inscriptions, linguistic, archaeological and documentary evidence. The lecture also includes talk of cloth and tartans, languages and their dying out and being revived, and other historical facts More
- Date Recorded:2002-03-22
- Duration:01:23:34
- Type:Event
- Abstract:This is a lecture by John Cousins titled "James Heran Fitzgerald: School Teacher, Song Maker, and Patriot", where he discusses prominent Irishmen James Heran Fitzgerald and Frank O'Halloran, lots of PEI, Father Patrick Doyle, education and schooling, and reads from an old diary. John Cousin's lecture is presented partially in song, More
- Date Recorded:2002-03-15
- Duration:01:23:28