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Replica of the "good ship" Jeanie Johnston, which sailed during the Great Hunger when coffin ships were common. No one ever died on the Jeanie Johnston. A coffin ship (Irish: long cónra) is a popular idiom used to describe the ships that carried Irish migrants escaping the Great Irish Famine and Highlanders displaced by the Highland Clearances.
These passengers were people desperate to escape the Great Famine of Ireland at the time, and conditions for steerage passengers were tough. An area of six foot square was allocated to up to 4 passengers (who might not be related) and their children. Often 50% died on passage (they were known as "coffin ships").
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]
Famine Ship Memorial, Celia Griffin Memorial Park, Galway. The Galway Famine Ship Memorial is a memorial located in Salthill, County Galway, Ireland. It was unveiled on 4 July 2012. [1] The monument is an expansion of a pre-existing monument to Celia Griffin, a girl who died at age 6 on the streets of Galway.
Due to the Great Irish Famine, which lasted from 1845 to 1852, thousands of people emigrated from Ireland every week on ships known as "coffin ships".During these years Limerick port was the point of emigration for many people from counties Limerick, Clare and Tipperary.
This category relates to all ships designed, built, or operated in the island of Ireland, including the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ships of Ireland .
The men, many of whom were of Irish descent, were unsettled by the discovery and created a memorial, known as The Black Rock to ensure the gravesite would not be forgotten. [13] [14] Erected on 1 December 1859, the inscription on the stone reads: "To Preserve from Desecration the Remains of 6000 Immigrants Who died of Ship Fever A.D. 1847-48
Jeanie Johnston is a replica of a three-masted barque that was originally built in Quebec, Canada, in 1847 by the Scottish-born shipbuilder John Munn.The replica Jeanie Johnston performs a number of functions: it is an ocean-going sail training vessel at sea, and in port, it converts into a living history museum on 19th century emigration and, in the evenings, is used as a corporate event venue.