This ran during Good Relations Week 2022
It is here as a record of what happened. The dates and any booking links below are from 2022 and will not work now.
Republican Internment and the Prison ship Argenta 1922
Run by Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
Online talk by author Denise Kleinrichert on ‘Republican Internment and the Prison Ship Argenta 1922’. An important historical reflection, this book tells the story of prisoners aboard the ship and includes interviews with former internees and count…
Online talk by author Denise Kleinrichert on ‘Republican Internment and the Prison Ship Argenta 1922’.
An important historical reflection, this book tells the story of prisoners aboard the ship and includes interviews with former internees and countless descendants of internees.
Captives suffered malnourishment, disease, physical abuse, public abandonment, hunger strike and death. Some tried to escape and many emigrated. Tragedy and human rights issues remain which will be explored during this event.
The talk will include a local focus on Fermanagh and Omagh histories and will be followed by a facilitated Q & A session.