The woman behind the Kilkenny Famine Experience
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Marion Acreman is the brains behind The Famine Experience which has been nominated for a prestigious National Lottery Award. The Kilkenny Famine Experience project will contest in the Heritage category in the Good Causes Awards final. The Kilkenny Famine Experience project has three fundamental areas of focus. The first is a community reconnection project stemming from the discovery of 976 human famine victims found on site before redevelopment in 2005.
The second is to recount the stories of what happened in the Kilkenny Famine Workhouse and offer an audio visual tour of the building, where the centre is also now located. The third is to honor the victims and survivors with a 12 foot bronze sculpture located at the site.
Kilkenny heritage project named as national finalist in the National Lottery Good Causes Awards
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A Kilkenny heritage project who have brought the stories of local famine victims to life, has been named amongst the thirty-six community groups, sports clubs and organisations from all over Ireland who were today announced as finalists in the National Lottery Good Causes Awards.
The Kilkenny Famine Experience project will contest in the Heritage category in the Good Causes Awards final.
The awards honour the inspiring work and achievements of thousands of projects, clubs and individuals from all over Ireland who, with the help of National Lottery Good Causes funding, have had an extraordinary impact on their local communities. Nearly 30 cent in every €1 spent on National Lottery games goes back to Good Causes all over the country.