Dec 16, 2024 · The statues depict the starving Irish people walking towards ships to bring them overseas to escape the hunger and poverty of the Irish famine; the women, men, and children shown in the...

Murrisk: National Famine Memorial. This sculpture of a famine ship, by sculptor John Behan near the foot of Croagh Patrick, depicts the refugees as dead souls, or skeleton bodies in the rigging. County Meath. Kells, County Meath: paupers' graveyard memorial by the Spire of Lloyd. County Monaghan. Clones: Famine Graveyard.

Sep 5, 2023 · Discover Dublin's Famine Sculptures, a haunting tribute to Ireland's Great Famine. Learn about the history, nearby attractions, and how to visit this must-see memorial.

The sculpture features six lifesize figures dressed in rags, clutching onto their belongings and children. In 2007, similar figures were unveiled at Ireland Park in Toronto , Canada . The two memorials show emigrants leaving famished Ireland for a new life.

The sculpture is a commemorative work dedicated to those Irish people forced to emigrate during the 19th century Irish Famine. The bronze sculptures were designed and crafted by Dublin sculptor Rowan Gillespie and are located on Custom House Quay in Dublin’s Docklands.

Created by artist Alex Pentek, Kindred Spirits commemorates the 1847 donation by the Native American Choctaw people to Irish famine relief during the Great Famine, despite the Choctaw themselves living in hardship and poverty and having recently endured the Trail of Tears.

Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum preserves, builds and presents its art collection to stimulate reflection, inspire imagination and advance awareness of Ireland's Great Hunger and its long aftermath on both sides of the Atlantic.

The sculpture is a commemorative work dedicated to those Irish people forced to emigrate during the 19th century Irish Famine. The bronze sculptures were designed and crafted by Dublin sculptor Rowan Gillespie and are located on Custom House Quay in Dublin's Docklands.

Apr 2, 2013 · Ireland is a mecca for memorials, historical places and public sculpture, but few are as somber and potent as the Famine Memorial on the bank of the River Liffey in Dublin. The Famine...

Sep 2, 2024 · The Dublin Famine Memorial was designed and crafted by Dublin sculptor Rowan Gillespie, and they were presented to the City of Dublin in 1997. The haunting sculptures are of six life-size figures dressed in rags and clutching their meagre belongings and children as they walk towards the ships that will take them away from Ireland.