Belfast Cathedral announces Autumn Talks’ speakers

Wednesday August 8th 2018

Belfast Cathedral’s Autumn Talks series 2018 gets underway on Wednesday September 5.

Speakers this year are specialist conservation architect Graeme Moore; Roger Dixon MBE, from National Museums of Ireland; practicing barrister Patrick Good QC; and retired nurse Joan Thompson OBE, secretary of the Friends of Belfast Cathedral.

Graeme’s topic for the first talk is Royal Exchange – reconnecting the city centre and Roger speaks on Ghosts, witches and fairy tales from Ulster’s haunted past on Wednesday October 3.

On Wednesday October 31 Patrick will share some recollections on The Bar of Northern Ireland, while Joan concludes the series on Wednesday December 12 giving a talk entitled In simplicity and singleness of heart (Florence Nightingale 1859).

Talks begin at 12.45pm and last 45 minutes. Light refreshments will be served at 12.15pm. A suggested donation is £5.

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