Oct 5, 2014
Historical lecture on Surplus People – from Wicklow to Canada
Historical lecture on Surplus People – from Wicklow to Canada
The next event to be held by the West Wicklow Historical Society is a lecture at Tinahely Courthouse on Thursday, October 9 at 8.30pm. The title is Surplus People – From Wicklow to Canada. It relates to the story of some 6, 000 tenants of the Earl Fitzwilliam’s Coolattin Estate who travelled to Canada in 1847-1856 in an assisted emigration scheme from the estate, which extended over the…
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