creative
Communities
The Meadow - Birr Workhouse burial ground
This is a site-specific sound installation created as an Offaly Drama Project for the former Birr Workhouse. Through a musical setting of historical information and records The Meadow seeks to give voice to the thousands of lives lost in the workhouse during the Great Famine of 1845-1852. Conceived by Fiona Breen in collaboration with composer Tom Lane and historian Margaret Hogan. This project was developed in 2020 but was not performed due to covid.
Please note that the details of events listed above are provided by the relevant Local Authorities.