Famine Memorial

The Famine Memorial, officially titled Famine, is a memorial in , Ireland made by Rowan Gillespie. The memorial, which stands on Customs House Quay, is in remembrance of the Great Famine, which saw the population of the country halved through death and emigration.
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  • Memorial
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • …dates from 1997
  • Description: 1997 Rowan Gillespie series of sculptures in Dublin, Ireland
  • Address: Custom House Quay, Dublin
  • Also known as
    “Famine”
    “Famine (Dublin)”
    “Famine monument”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum and Talbot Memorial Bridge.
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Museum
, located in 's… is situated 140 metres east of Famine Memorial.
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Bridge
The , also known as the Matt… is situated 110 metres west of Famine Memorial.
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Bridge
Seán O'Casey Bridge is a pedestrian swingbridge… is situated 150 metres southeast of Famine Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include International Financial Services Centre and North Wall.
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Quarter
The is an area…
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Suburb
is an area east of the inner north side…
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Quarter
Dublin is the capital city of Ireland.

Famine Memorial

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Latitude
53.34804° or 53° 20′ 53″ north
Longitude
-6.25004° or 6° 15′ 0″ west
Open location code
9C5M8PXX+6X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 666422768
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q18411659

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In Other Languages

From German to Italian—“Famine Memorial” goes by many names.
Famine MonumentGerman
Ihe Ncheta ỤnwụIgbo
Ihe Ncheta Ụnwụ (Dublin)Igbo
Famine MemorialItalian

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Highlights include IFSC House and Former City Arts Centre.

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