Cuimhneachan Idirnaisiunta An Ghorta Mhoir
International Irish Famine Commemoration, and 20th Annual Melbourne Famine Commemoration
Commemoration of the Great Irish Famine and the arrival of Irish Orphan Girls
Sunday 28th October 2018, 2.30pm-4pm
Eureka commemorations and celebrations are based on the Eureka events that occurred in Ballarat around December 3rd 1854.
Held over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend this festival in beautiful Portarlington on the Bellarine Peninsula is considered as Australia’s largest and most diverse celebration of Celtic culture- both traditional and contemporary.
With events spread across many of the town’s venues, this 3 day festival of music, song and dance occurs in one of Australia’s most complete examples of an early Irish settlement.
Held in June. Kilmore – which means “Big Church” owes its name to one of its great entrepreneurs, William Rutledge who was born in Kilmore, Co. Clare, Ireland.
