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This category relates to monuments and memorials sited in the island of Ireland as a whole, including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
Hundreds of people who died during the famine are buried there in unmarked graves. The cemetery is marked by a plain old cross. Close by stands the Workhouse. County Kilkenny. Kilkenny in the McDonagh Junction complex. The memorial is marked by a small garden, where many bodies were found during an excavation. County Laois
The memorial was created by Rowan Gillespie and presented to the city of Dublin in 1997. [3] 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 ...
Anna Livia is a bronze monument located in Croppies' Acre Memorial Park in Dublin, Ireland. ... This page was last edited on 26 September 2024, at 20:30 (UTC).
The minimal landscaping also serves to reinforce the stark visual impact of Ireland's National Famine Memorial, the Coffin Ship, a sculpture which stands prominently in the park. [1] [4] The unveiling of the memorial by President Mary Robinson on 20 July 1997 predated the opening of the Millennium Peace Park by some four years. [5]
Pages in category "Great Famine (Ireland) monuments and memorials" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Garden of Remembrance (Irish: An Gairdín Cuimhneacháin) is a memorial garden in Dublin dedicated to the memory of "all those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom". It is located in the northern fifth of the former Rotunda Gardens in Parnell Square , a Georgian square at the northern end of O'Connell Street . [ 1 ]
The memorial was erected in 1963 by veterans of the Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War in memory of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) that fought for the country's independence. [ 4 ] The unveiling ceremony was led by former IRA Commandant-general Tom Maguire (1892-1993).