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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.
Pages in category "Ships of Ireland" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... Asgard (yacht) C. Coffin ship; I. Irish galley; L. Le Batofar; R ...
Passenger ships of Ireland include all ships designed, built, or operated in Ireland for the purpose of transporting passengers. ... Coffin ship; SS Cork (1899) E.
Robert Whyte, pseudonymous author of the 1847 Famine Ship Diary: The Journey of a coffin ship, [4] described how on arrival at Grosse Isle the Irish emigrant passengers on the Ajax dressed in their best clothes and helped the crew to clean the ship, expecting to be sent either to hospital or on to Quebec after their long voyage. In fact, the ...
Irish Civil War ships (3 P) ... Coffin ship; D. Dublin Shipping; Dunbrody (1845) Dunbrody (2001) H. History of the Irish Naval Service; I. Innisfallen (ship) Irish ...