Stephen McCracken will give a lecture on ‘Charlotte Brooke and her links with the United Irishmen’ on Wednesday, 20 March, at 8 pm in Teallach Íosa, St Mel’s Road, Longford. Charlotte Brooke was a distinguished writer whose book Reliques of Irish Poetry contains translations of myths and poems from Irish. She died near Newtownforbes in 1793 and is buried in St Paul’s Churchyard. Stephen McCracken is a public historian from North Derry now based in Antrim. He has penned a number of publications and is very active in teaching 18th century history across the community. He is also a passionate tour guide covering much of the North.