Join us for this recent documentary on the causes and effects of “An Gorta Mór”, the great Irish Hunger. The film features a mix of historical and personal material and includes coverage of the Canadian reception of famine-driven immigrants through Grosse Ile, Quebec, now an Irish Memorial National Historic Site. As well, the ‘Earl Gray scheme’ is described, whereby 4000 Irish adolescent girls were sent from Irish workhouses to Australia, between 1848 and 1850.

Event Location: Room 301, Halifax Central Library

In partnership with An Cumann, the Irish Association of Nova Scotia