Well the summer is definitely over, and we are back in the swing things here in the Belfast Poverty and Public Health/AHRC project. Some of us are teaching and some of us are getting a break from teaching to focus on the project so much work being done.

We are planning our summative conference for Spring next year and will have further details on that in the near future. It will be a collaborative event that will bring in an exhibition element as well as a straight conference so looking forward to cutting our teeth on a new type of output!

(Photo of the Children’s Dormitory at the Carrickmacross Workhouse, original photographs can be viewed at their website photo gallery)

In other workhouse-related news, we thought we would bring you some details of a recently refurbished workhouse just south of the border – Carrickmacross. Local community groups have been working away to recover this example of Monaghan’s architectural and social heritage and they have a number of events coming up, including a textile art exhibit on 24th October and a public lecture by Prof Mary Daly formerly of UCD. For further details see their Workhouse facebook page or their website.