About
Historical Talk
Travel back to a macabre era of the Bodysnatchers, or Resurrection Men, in the company of historian and broadcaster Dr. David Hume. His talk, based on his Radio Ulster programme The Graveyard Shift, looks at the grim industry which grew up around the need for bodies for dissection in the medical schools in Edinburgh, Dublin and London. The presence of mort houses in local cemeteries as well as watchmen being employed overnight is a reminder that the bodysnatchers kept a watchful eye...
📅 Thursday 29 October
🕖 7pm–9pm
📍 Andrew Jackson Cottage & US Rangers Museum
Advance booking essential – places are limited due to expected demand!
📞 Call Carrickfergus Castle VIC: 028 9335 8262
📧 Email: visitorinfo@midandeastantrim.gov.uk
Join us if you dare!
