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The Famine Sculpture

Custom House Quay, Dublin 1, Ireland
353-1-605-7700
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Ranked #14 of 226 attractions in Dublin
Type: Monuments/ Statues
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New York City, New York
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW

This sculptural installation brings conviction to how far Ireland has come from their troublesome past as it stands in stark juxtaposition along the riverfront near high rises and modern restaurants and stores.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013 NEW

...The famine is such a dramatic time in Irish history; it really is a moving experience to see it. It's right on the river liffey & fairly easy to find--make to time to visit.

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Iowa
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2013 NEW

It is a haunting memorial to those who fled Ireland after the potatoe crop failed seeking a better life elsewhere. Easy to find, just follow the river (sorry, don't know if N,S,E,W) away from the city center toward the Samuel Beckett Bridge.

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Pendleton, Oregon
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2013

Well representative of the terrible plight suffered during the famine. A thank you to Canada. The figures showed a suffering that is unimaginable in our plentiful world.

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Buckinghamshire. UK
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2013

SO very poignant and touching. A must see if you can. It touches the heart and makes me feel angry that this was allowed to happen to the n iciest people in the world.

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Essex,UK
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

A very atmospheric collection of "famine" sculptures. Well worth a walk along the quay to see these figures.

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London, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

At the entrance to St. Stephens green, Helped along by the fact that we stopped here on the New Dublin Tour and got all the history and stories behind the sculpture. Very interesting!

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Roanoke, Virginia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2013

The Famine Sculptures are located slightly north of the river and easy to walk to. Something everyone should see to get a true picture of what life was like during the potato famine. The slouching shoulders on the rail-thin bodies and the anguish on the faces of these statues shows the hopelessness in a very bad time in Ireland.

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Charlotte, NC
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2013

Makes you proud of your Irish history and what are ancestors did to make our lives better. If your not Irish, you have empathy for the suffering the irish endured during the great famine. It gives you pause to think.... We have so much that we take for granted here in the US.

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Buckingham
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2013

When you see a good one it makes it's mark and stays with you. We British should be very ashamed of the avoidable misery and injustice based on indifference and greed.

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