Dr. Callum Beck's "The Belfast Riot of 1847" Lecture - March 9
Mon, Mar 09
|582 N River Rd
Irish heritage speakers are at the top of their game! March 2 Tony Dolan's "The History and Origins of Irish Family Surnames" March 9 Dr. Callum Beck's "The Belfast Riot of 1847" March 16 Theresa Redmond's "Governor Walter Patterson: Rogue or Reformer"
Time & Location
Mar 09, 2026, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
582 N River Rd, 582 N River Rd, Charlottetown, PE C1E 1K1, Canada
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About the event
The public is invited to celebrate the Irish culture and heritage through the Benevolent Irish Society of PEI’s popular Lecture Series, now included in the first annual Irish Festival.
The 2026 lectures are Tony Dolan’s “The history and origins of Irish family surnames,” presented on March 2, Dr. Callum Beck’s “The Belfast Riot of 1847,” presented on March 9, and Theresa Redmond’s “Governor Walter Patterson; Rogue or Reformer,” presented on March 16. Admission is by donation. The Monday evening lectures start at 7pm at the BIS’s accessible Irish Cultural Centre, 582 North River Road, Charlottetown.
On March 9, Dr. Callum Beck presents the second lecture, "The Belfast Riot of 1847." His presentation explores Prince Edward Island experience of the second-worst election riot in Canadian history. On March 1, 1847, about 200 Scottish Protestants and 300 Irish Catholics got into a brawl, resulting in at least three men dead and up…
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BIS Irish Lecture Series
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