by Caroline | Aug 11, 2022 | Mary Ann McCracken, News
Mary Ann McCracken spent most of her life dedicated to help the poor of Belfast. However she always had one eye on international affairs, namely America and the slave trade. In 1859 she wrote that America “considered the land of the great, the brave, may more properly...
by Caroline | Aug 11, 2022 | Mary Ann McCracken, News
Ellen Murray first entered the Poor House as an 18 year old on 7th December 1816, as her mother was struggling to support her at home. Unusually for a person of her age Ellen was placed in Class Three during her time in the institution to improve her reading and...
by Caroline | Aug 11, 2022 | Mary Ann McCracken, News
On this day 1798 Henry Joy McCracken was executed for his role as commander of the County Antrim forces of the United Irishmen. After the United Irish defeat in Antrim in June of 1798, Henry Joy fled to the Belfast Hills, whilst Mary Ann arranged his escape to...
by Caroline | Aug 11, 2022 | Mary Ann McCracken, News
On this day, 8 July 1770, Mary Ann McCracken was born to Captain John McCracken and his wife, Anne McCracken, née Joy. Mary Ann McCracken would go on to led one of the most remarkable lives in the history of Belfast. She was an abolitionist, social reformer and...
by Caroline | Aug 11, 2022 | Mary Ann McCracken, Previous Events
July 26th To mark the anniversary of Mary Ann McCracken’s passing, Clifton House and the Mary Ann McCracken Foundation hosted a virtual Zoom talk exploring how Mary Ann McCracken’s story has been written throughout the years. From her first biography in the late...
