The ANTISLAVERY BELFAST TOUR reveals the story of
Belfast’s involvement in this shameful transatlantic trade and the inspiring
role of anti-slavery campaigners who ensured Belfast never profited from the
trade in the same way as cities such as London, Liverpool, Glasgow or Bristol.
Tours from The Salmon of Knowledge (The Big Fish) Donegall
Quay Belfast BT1 3NG on Saturdays (Info
is here!).
Hello, I came to your page because of googling some various combinations of keywords related to Henry Cooke. He is my 4x great grandfather. My grandmother and her sister were the last to carry on the Cooke name in Canada, where I live. As such, though I intend to visit some day, it’s unlikely I’ll be in Belfast any time soon to participate in the walking tour.
Learning about my family’s history through my mother’s geneology and ancestry work has been humbling to say the least. It has pretty much been revealed to us that any semblance of privilege we have has been the result of our family’s active participation in Britain’s colonial forces, and I know that Cooke is a contentious figure in Ireland’s history.
Anyway, I am dying to know what Henry Coke’s role in Ireland’s involvement in the trans-Atlantic slave trade was, and I’m hopeful that it’s better than what I imagine.