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Great Famine National Monument
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Geraldine Jimmy
August 1, 2022
There is a National Famine Monument located in Murrisk. This magnificent piece of sculpture by John Behan was unveiled by President Mary Robinson in 1997. It depicts a Coffin Ship with skeleton bodies and commemorates the anniversary of the Famine. There is a lovely tidal walk you can do here which will bring you down to Murrisk Abbey.
Sinead
May 20, 2021
Murrisk lies at the foot of Croagh Patrick. One million people died in Ireland from disease and starvation during the Great Famine of 1845 to 1849, arguably the single greatest disaster in Irish history. In 1996 the Irish Government invited nominations for a suitable location for a National Famine Memorial to commemorate this great period of hunger and Murrisk was chosen as the appropriate site. The result was the Famine Ship, a bronze memorial, with skeletal figures symbolising the many people who died in the "Coffin Ships" that set sail from Ireland in desperate hope of escaping to a better life.
Murrisk lies at the foot of Croagh Patrick. One million people died in Ireland from disease and starvation during the Great Famine of 1845 to 1849, arguably the single greatest disaster in Irish history. In 1996 the Irish Government invited nominations for a suitable location for a National Famine…
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Murrisk, MO
Murrisk Demesne