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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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olden

Visited in june 2016

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Glimpse very realistic. Very poignant monument making become aware of the reality of the Great famine

Rosalimbes

Visited in october 2015

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Grande sculpture sur un grand trottoir le long de l'eau
Silhouettes tristes et décharnées, hommage poignant à ce triste moment d'histoire

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Les sculptures avec ces silhouettes fantomatiques représente très bien le caractère physique mais aussi psychologique de la famine. Un autre monument est présent dans le parc St Stephen Green.