This week I decided to look at the impact that the potato famine had on Ireland. Today there are many memorials dedicated to the horrific event, though I will only explore a few of them. They serve as a reminder to the people of Ireland and the world of the pain and suffering so many people had to endure.
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| An Gorta Mor Memorial: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:An_Gorta_Mor_Monument.png |
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Gorta Mor Memorial was built in 1995 in honor of the 150th anniversity of the famine. It is located between Ennistymon and Lahinch in Ireland. The memorial shows a child standing at a work house door while a mother's anguished face is present on the other side, her hands clenched in frustration.
Source: http://www.tourclare.com/faminememorial.php
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| Strokestown Park House |
Another site worth visiting is the Strokestown Park House, Garden and Famine Museum. It is a fully furnished mansion with one of Ireland's greatest archives on the famine. It also has a 6 acre garden complete with the longest Herbaceous Border in Ireland.
Source: http://www.discoverireland.com/us/ireland-things-to-see-and-do/listings/product/?fid=FI_458
Picture: http://chooseireland.com/county/roscommon/strokestown-park-house-and-famine-museum/
Dublin is home to one of the most iconic famine memorials know, simply called "Famine". It was commissioned in 1997 and is located at the Custom House Quay in Dublin's Docklands. This location was chosen because it was a common area for people to walk on their way to the ships leaving Dublin for other countries. Today it serves as a reminder to the many people that not only lost their lives, but were forced to leave their homes in search of a better life.
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| "Famine" in Dublin |
Source: http://www.ddda.ie/index.jsp?n=640&p=112
Picture: http://thunderations.wordpress.com/2010/03/13/the-irish-did-save-civilization-then-civilization-ground-them-down/ 
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