Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland...

24 September 2015, 20:00, Rosemary Presbyterian Church, Belfast

Runs to 24 September 2015

The life of Anne Jane Carlile will be the subject of the next Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland lecture which will be held on 24 September 2015 in Rosemary Presbyterian Church, Belfast, at 8.00pm.

Born Anne Jane Hammilat Rooskey, Co Monaghan, in 1775, she married the Rev Francis Carlile, the minister of 2^ndBailieborough (Urcher) and Corraneary in 1800.  Widowed after just 11 years of marriage she was left with 7 children to bring up.  She moved first to Londonderry but later settled in Dublin where for the remainder of her days she was active in charitable and philanthropic causes.  Shesoon got involved in prison reform and was visiting prisons in Dublin even before the visit there of Elizabeth Fry.  However, it is her pioneering work in temperance that she is most remembered for.  She was a frequent speaker throughout Ireland, England and Scotland advocating the setting up of temperance associations and was co-founder of the Band of Hope in Leeds in 1847. 

The lecture will take place on 24th September at Rosemary Presbyterian Church, Belfast and is free to attend.