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Ennistymon: This was the first memorial in Ireland to honour those who suffered and were lost during the Great Famine. It is erected across the road from Ennistymon Hospital, built on the grounds of the local workhouse where an estimated 20,000 Irish died and a mass graveyard for children who perished and were buried without coffins. [1]
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 ...
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.
Cillín Phádraig at Maumeen near Maam Cross. A cillín (plural cillíní) is a historic burial site in Ireland, primarily used for stillborn and unbaptized infants. These burial areas were also used for the recently deceased who were not allowed in consecrated churchyards, including the mentally disabled, suicides, beggars, executed criminals, and shipwreck victims.
General war memorial [7] Teresa Malone Memorial Ballinkillin: Co. Carlow: Heroine of the ballad 'The Battle of Kilgumney' [8] Ballycumber 1798 Memorial Ballycumber: Co. Offaly: Local veterans [9] Dwyer and MacAllister Memorial Baltinglass: Co. Wicklow: Michael Dwyer and Sam McAllister [10] 1798 Memorial Bray: Co. Wicklow: General war memorial ...
In the frieze of characters below O'Connell, Erin (the female personification of Ireland) is seen facing the River Liffey holding the Act of Emancipation of 1829 in her left hand. [10] The winged figures below the frieze represent Patriotism (holding a sword and shield), Fidelity (with an Irish Wolfhound ), Eloquence (holding a book) and ...
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 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]
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