The Green in the Gold exhibition
From Saturday 13th - Sunday 21st August

In 1841, Ireland was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
The Government of the country sat in London and resided over the British
Empire, then the richest empire on the planet. Meanwhile, Ireland had a
population of just over 8 million people. It was the granary of Britain
exporting enormous quantities of oats and barley, butter, livestock, fish and
eggs and even potatoes from Ireland where the factory workers of England
depended on it. All would change in 1845 when the first blight struck.

This exhibition researched, curated and designed by the North Mayo Heritage
Centre looks at the effects the famine had on the people of North Mayo and how
some found their way to Australia.

Address
The North Mayo Heritage Centre, Co. Mayo