Kells Lecture Series - "The Tobacco Fields of Meath"

31st July 2013, 8:00 p.m.

The Meath Chronicle, 1904

Description of event

A fascinating insight into the story of Irish families at the turn of the twentieth century, struggling to make a go of a new crop in order to improve the lives of ordinary people and control the massive problem of unemployment and its consequence – emigration. Liam Nevin shares records including some kept by his late grandfather, John Nevin who was very much a part of the Randlestown experiment. Entry €5.