The Famine Warhouse 1848 Walk.

Famine Warhouse 1848 Walk 2011
Rev Ian Cruickshank, Rector of Kilcooley and Crohane, will lead this year's Famine 1848 Walk. The Walk which takes place on Saturday, 30 July at 3pm commemorates all those who died during the Great Famine and the 1848 Rising whick took place in Ballingarry in the middle of the Famine. The rebel leaders, several of them from the Protestant tradition, were transported to Van Diemen's Land. The Walk will begin at the National Flag Monument in The Commons and proceed to the Famine Warhouse at Farranrory Upper. The distance of 1 1/2 miles will be covered at an easy pace. Refreshments will be served at the end of the Walk. The Walk takes place, rain or shine, on the last Saturday in July, the day of the Rising. All are welcome to this event which is organised by the Ballingarry 1848 Committee.

The Famine Warhouse Walk, is an annual event that takes place from the National Flag Monument in the Commons, Ballingarry to the Famine Warhouse 1848, historical site.

The Famine Warhouse 1848 commemorative Walk 2009

In recognition of his great service to the community over the last twenty years in raising the national flag daily at The Commons, Anthony Ivors led this year's Famine 1848 Walk.

Anthony Ivors beside Bertie Aherne T.D. - 1998, Centenary Celebrations

The Walk which took place on Saturday, 25 July at 3pm commemorated all those who died during the Great Famine and the 1848 Rising which took place in Ballingarry in the middle of the Famine.

The Walk began at the National Flag Monument in The Commons and proceeded to the Famine Warhouse 1848 in Farranrory Upper a distance of 1 1/2 miles.

Participants on a previous Famine 1848 Walk pictured at the Famine Warhouse
pictured at the Famine Warhouse 1848.

At the end of the Walk, light refreshments were served in the Tea Room. The historical exhibition was viewed in the several rooms in the house and a video played in the new Audio-Visual Room.