The official opening of The Kilkenny Famine Experience takes place today.
The former Kilkenny Union Workhouse will offer a free audio-visual tour set in MacDonagh Junction and British Ambassador Robin Barnett and Australian Ambassador Richard Andrews will be in attendance.
A host of dignitaries, Irish diaspora, descendants of those who spent time in the Kilkenny Famine Union Workhouse, historians, genealogists and the local Kilkenny community will come together to honour the memory of Kilkenny’s 970 Famine Victims.
The Kilkenny Famine Experience will offer new insights into the lives of Irish people in the 1840’s, one of Ireland’s bleakest periods. The project has been developed by centre manager Marion Acreman.
The project has received funding supports from MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre, Minister Heather Humphreys, Department of Culture, Heritage and The Gaeltacht, Creative Ireland, The Heritage Council and Kilkenny County Council.
The Kilkenny Famine Experience is free and bookings are available to the public from November 8th.
