Friends Meeting of Washington in the last day or two circulated this message that was posted on its message board. It seems likely to me that some Quaker ancestors participated in the Potato Famine relief work. Tom Hill Thomas C. Hill Charlottesville, VA 22901-6355 U.S.A. formerly Cincinnati, OH <http://www.quakermeetings.com/> www.QuakerMeetings.com E-mail: <mailto:MonthlyMeetings@gmail.com> MonthlyMeetings@gmail.com Mattie Lennon sent a message using the contact form at http://quakersdc.org/contact. IRISH FAMINE POTS, 4 ARDMORE AVENUE, Dublin 7, Ireland. Email: irishfaminepots@gmail.com Ph: 01 8388846 Dear Sir, We are looking for information on the history of the Quaker operated Soup-kitchens in Ireland during the famine years. The Quakers brought almost 300 large boilers ("Famine-pots") into Ireland and many of them have survived and we have photos of them. We are embarking on something which we believe to be unique. The following is the story behind it: In 2011 we found an old famine-pot, broken in pieces, in south Donegal. We had it welded, restored and mounted outside Leghowney Community Hall. Such was the interest shown by American tourists that we decided to do some research on the whole Famine-pot/Soupkitchen aspect of the famine. We found that because of bigotry, pride, misguided patriotism and inherited false information, this aspect of the potato failure was almost air-brushed from our history. In conjunction with An Lar TV we are now making a short documentary on the subject. Three prominent historians, Dr. Ciaran Reilly, Fr. Anthony J. Gaughan and a Quaker historian, have agreed to speak on camera and we are hoping to interview a number of centenarians in Donegal who knew famine survivors. It will be broadcast on An Lar TV which is reaching the Irish Diaspora in more than 120 countries around the world including such Irish groups and clubs as: Ireland Calls Radio Show, New York, USA/Irish Defence Forces Veterans. Turkey/Paris Gaels GAA Club, Paris, France/London Irish Association (Hammersmith and Wimbledon), The Irish Canada Monument Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Irish Sports and Social Club, Vancouver, Canada. The Irish Association of Toronto, Canada. The Tara Association, New Jersey, USA. Little Shamrocks.com, New Hampshire, USA (www.littleshamrocks.com)The Irish Association, Christchurch, New Zealand Cedar Valley Irish Cultural Association, Iowa, USA. The Ulster American Society, Pennsylvania, USA. The Irish community of Gridley, California, USA. The Irish community of Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The Irish Association of South Africa. The Irish Club, Basel, Switzerland. The Irish Club, Brussels, Belgium. The Costa Gaels GAA Club, Marbella, Spain. The Irish Club, Marbella, Spain. Gaelic Athletic Association Toronto Canada. The Uruguay Ireland Association, Montevideo, Uruguay. The Tolosa Gaels GAA Club, Toulouse, France. The Irish Community of Auckland, New Zealand. Auckland GAA, Auckland, New Zealand. The O'Neill Malcom Branch, Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Eireann, Washington D.C., St. John's Avalon Harps GAA Club, Newfoundland, Canada. Tasmanian Gaelic Football Association, Hobart, Australia. The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, Iowa. It will also be advertised on our website; www.irishfaminepots.com which will be live in the next couple of days. Our target market is Ireland and abroad, mainly the USA. And we are hoping to get the documentary into schools in Ireland and abroad. All sponsors will be listed in the credits. Thanking you, Mattie Lennon. John Cassidy.