Beginnings – The Opening of the Poorhouse

In 1774 the Poorhouse opened and an Act of the Irish Parliament appointed a President and 8 Assistants to the Belfast Charitable Society. They represented landowners, public representatives and churches. Who were these individuals and how did they reflect the times?

This talk will be delivered by Sir Ronnie Weatherup who was appointed President of Belfast Charitable Society in 2018. He is a law graduate of Queens University Belfast and a barrister who was appointed a judge of the High Court in 2001, a judge of the Court of Appeal in 2015 and retired in 2017.

You may also like the following events from Clifton House Belfast:

• Next month, 13th September, 10:00 am, EHOD Clifton House in Belfast
• This October, 23rd October, 01:00 pm, Beyond the Pale: Black Lives and Hidden Histories in Ireland in Belfast
• This November, 13th November, 07:00 pm, ‘Dearly, Departed’: Bodysnatching in 19th-Century Belfast in Belfast

Also check out other Nonprofit events in Belfast.