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Statues by Dublin sculptor Rowan Gillepsie in tribute to the victims of the tragic Great Famine, waiting to be discovered.

The statues, by Dublin sculptor Rowan Gillepsie, were erected in 1997 to commemorate the victims of the tragic Great Famine, which decimated an estimated one million people - and caused the exodus of nearly two million more, mostly to the United States - between 1845 and 1849. The cause was blight, an unknown disease of the potato. These sculptures represent these unfortunate people. Their gaunt figures and haggard eyes highlight the singular atrocity of this terrible page in Irish history. The effect is intense.

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Visited in july 2019
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Ce mémorial commémore la fuite des Irlandais lors de la famine. Pour les randonneurs, il existe un parcours de grande randonnée retraçant le parcours des personnes qui ont fuit la famine pour aller prendre la bateau pour New York.
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Stoubi
Stoubi
Visited in april 2018
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Monument très poignant. Ces fantômes de la famine sont chargés de douleur et de tristesse. A visiter absolument!!!
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panpan2000
Visited in april 2017
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ensemble de statue famélique représentant l'exode de nombreux hommes, femmes, enfants et même le chien est représenté.

cet ensemble nous rappelle le drame qui s'est joué au millieu du 19eme siècle (cet exode amena d'ailleurs les ancêtres de la famille Kennedy aux USA).

vous ne vous y attarderer pas mais c'est cela est très intéressant a voir malgré tout :)
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Dionisos
Dionisos
Visited in july 2017
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Grandes statues au bord de la Liffey, en bronze, toutes longilignes, représentant des personnages lors de la grande famine des années 1840. Ca vaut le détour, même si on ne s'y attarde pas.
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@V
Visited in june 2015
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impressionnantes statues, le regard se laisse happer par ces silhouettes si réalistes, si tristes. on sent toute la détresse et on ne peut rester indifférents
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