Irish Famine Memorial Explained
The Irish Famine Memorial, or An Gorta Mor 'Irish Famine and Emigration,'[1] also known as the Irish Famine Monument,[2] is a memorial in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
Description and history
The Irish Famine Memorial is installed in Cambridge Common, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[3] [4] It is a monument to the Great Famine in Ireland that started in 1845.
On one side of the memorial is written "AN GORTA MÓR - THE GREAT HUNGER", "IRELAND 1845-1850" along with the dedication and on the other: "NEVER AGAIN SHOULD A PEOPLE STARVE IN A WORLD OF PLENTY".
The bronze and granite[5] monument was designed by Maurice Harron and was dedicated by Ireland's President Mary Robinson in July 1997.[6]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Maurice Harron - Public Art . 2023-10-08 . Maurice Harron . en-IE.
- Web site: Irish Famine Monument, (Sculpture). 19 February 2021. 8 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231008021539/https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!340531~!0#focus. live.
- Web site: Irish President Dedicates New Memorial. The Harvard Crimson. 17 November 2019. 18 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220618025045/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1997/7/25/irish-president-dedicates-new-memorial-pin/. live.
- Web site: John Harvard's Journal - September–October '97 - Brevia. Harvard Magazine. 17 November 2019. 17 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191117235103/https://harvardmagazine.com/1997/09/jhj.brevia.html. live.
- Web site: Maurice Harron - Public Art . 2023-10-08 . Maurice Harron . en-IE.
- Web site: How to honor Irish Famine Commemoration Day in the US. May 19, 2019. IrishCentral.com. 5 December 2019. 27 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160427040815/http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/hunger-memorials-in-america-93286134-237694511.html. live.
