Ballyshannon Famine Orphan Memorial

respect

With respect I learned about the tragic story about the poor who worked and lived and died in the workhouse and also about the girls who were send to Australia,

Simple memorial by the Workhouse

I was staying nearby at Mae Kelly's so walked up to the memorial and was pleased to see this, a simple cauldron from the Workhouse which is still standing behind the memorial. Inscribed on the adjacen...

Not elaborate but a fitting tribute

If you are in Ballyshannon then this is a nice reflective place to visit in the shadow of the now derelict work house, you can spend a few moments to ponder the fate of the people in times much harder...

The Famine Orphan Girls Memorial is dedicated to the 19 Famine Orphan Girls who were sent to Sydney Australia during 184

The "Famine Orphan Girls memorial" at The Rock, Ballyshannon County Donegal Ireland was dedicated during 2014 in memory of the 19 orphan Girls who were sent to Sydney Australia at the height of the Ir...