Famine Memorial
The Famine Memorial, officially titled Famine, is a memorial in Dublin, Ireland. 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.Photo: AlBa344, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: 1997 Rowan Gillespie series of sculptures in Dublin, Ireland
- Also known as: “Famine”, “Famine (Dublin)”, “Famine memorial”, and “Famine monument”
- Address: Custom House Quay, Dublin
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum and Talbot Memorial Bridge.
EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, located in Dublin's Docklands, covers the history of the Irish diaspora and emigration to other countries. The museum, which is privately owned, was designed by the London-based design firm Event Communications. EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum is situated 140 metres east of Famine Memorial.
Talbot Memorial Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Andriusbu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Talbot Memorial Bridge is a road bridge spanning the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland. Completed in 1978, it is 22 metres wide, and was designed by De Leuw, Chadwick and O’hEocha Consulting Engineers. Talbot Memorial Bridge is situated 110 metres west of Famine Memorial.
Seán O’Casey Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seán O'Casey Bridge is a pedestrian swingbridge spanning the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland, joining City Quay in the Grand Canal Docks area to North Wall Quay and the IFSC. Seán O’Casey Bridge is situated 150 metres southeast of Famine Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include International Financial Services Centre and North Wall.
International Financial Services Centre
Quarter
Photo: Sebb, Public domain.
The International Financial Services Centre is an area of central Dublin and part of the CBD established in the 1980s as an urban regeneration area and special economic zone on the derelict state-owned former port authority lands of the reclaimed North Wall and George's Dock areas of the Dublin Docklands.
North Wall
Suburb
Photo: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
North Wall is an area east of the inner north side of Dublin, along the River Liffey where it forms one of the Dublin quays. The name refers to the North Bull Wall, which was constructed to form Dublin Port, extend the Liffey estuary and reclaim land at various stages from the early 1700s until its final completion around 1825.
Temple Bar
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Dublin is the capital city of Ireland. Its vibrancy, nightlife and tourist attractions are world renowned and it's the most popular entry point for international visitors to Ireland.
Famine Memorial
- Categories: monument and historic site
- Location: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.34804° or 53° 20′ 53″ northLongitude
-6.25004° or 6° 15′ 0″ westInception
1997Open location code
9C5M8PXX+6XOpenStreetMap ID
way 666422768OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q18411659
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In Other Languages
From German to Italian—“Famine Memorial” goes by many names.
- German: “Famine Monument”
- Igbo: “Ihe Ncheta Ụnwụ (Dublin)”
- Igbo: “Ihe Ncheta Ụnwụ”
- Italian: “Famine Memorial”
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