TALK: The 1798 Rebellion And The Battle Of Saintfield

The third in the Discover Saintfield Community series of events was held on 29th January in the Church of Mary, Mother of the Church. Over 300 people attended to hear the renowned historian, Eamon Phoenix, share his amazing knowledge of the United Irishmen, the 1798 Rebellion and the Battle of Saintfield.

Afterwards, members of the congregation, led by Philomena, provided refreshments, which were very much appreciated.

There was a great buzz of chat after the talk, when Eamon answered many individual queries.

This was the third of five planned events funded by the NI Housing Executive and Saintfield Heritage Society and was organised by volunteers from the Heritage Society and Saintfield Development Association.

The fourth event, a guided tour of the historic sites of Saintfield on 3rd February is almost sold out, but an additional tour will be organised later, if required. Interest can be registered for this additional tour, as well as a possible visit to see artefacts from the Saintfield area in the Ulster Museum, and a guided tour of Saintfield’s archaeological sites by emailing info {at} discoversaintfield {dot} com. When events are confirmed booking will be made available on Eventbrite and by phone.