LEFTAmong those who attended the Heritage Week tour of the Famine Village at Carn, Killare were, from left, Melanie McQuade, Westmeath heritage officer, Frank Dillon, owner of the land on which the village stands, Nina Carberry, MEP for Midlands North West, and Seamus O’Brien, historian, who delivered a fascinating lecture on the history of the village and the local area.

MEP among those at Killare Famine Village history walk

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Approximately 50 people participated in a walk to a Famine Village at Carn, Killare on Sunday morning, the final day of what was a packed Heritage Week in Westmeath.

Seamus O’Brien, historian, who has actually written a book on the Famine Village at Carn, delivered the commentary to the participants, who included Nina Carberry, MEP for the Midlands North West constituency.

The village contained approximately 12 stone-built houses, but was cleared during the famine years which hit the area badly.

The remains of a number of the buildings still stand, as well as evidence of a roadway leading from there to Castletown Geoghegan.

Following the walk, Frank Dillon, the owner of the lands on which the ruined village stands, generously provided refreshments for all the participants.

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