Join local historian Emma Laffey for a video presentation and talk on her extensive research project on rural midwives. Emma’s work has been developed into a new exhibition celebrating the enduring legacy of community midwives in shaping maternity care in Ireland in the early 20th century.

For this talk, Emma will present a short video of her interview with the family of Midwife Mary Kate Jennings, which forms part of her research. Mary Kate was the local community midwife in the Ballinasloe area during the 1940s and ‘50s.

This is a free event, suitable for adults. Booking is required. Email BookingsCountryLife@museum.ie or telephone the Bookings Office on +353 94 90 31751.