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Irish Famine Victims and Emigrants "Memorial Day"
AN GORTA MOR
9th ANNUAL COMMEMORATION
UNITED IN THE LIGHT OF PEACE
COMMEMORATION WALK
Assemble at the
Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square to Famine Sculptures, Custom House Quay
Date: 13th MAY 2012 at 2.00 PM
Traditionally The Lord Mayor of Dublin lays a Wreath, with one minute's silence
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The Famine (1845-51)
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The Famine was the single biggest social catastrophy of the nineteenth centry. As a result of it, 1.5 million Irish men, women, and children emigrated and a staggering 1 million died - this out of a population of some 8 million people. In the years following the Famine, emigration continued unabated until the island's population was roughly half of what it had been in the pre-Famine period.
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Given the extraordinary role that the Famine has played in Irish history, it is suprising that there has been very little public memorialization of the disaster and until recently, Irish commemoration was limited to the Strokestown Famine Museam which was created by a group of private individuals.
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| Who we are and what we are about |
| We are a small group of people tryingto raise the awareness of the plight of the Irish Famine Victims and all those who were forced to leave.
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| Our Goals and our Aims |
| An Annual Commemoration for the whole of the Island on the last Sunday in May each year in commemoration of the Famine Victims and Emigrants who had to leave. The 2007 walk will be held on the 27th of May. |
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