The Great Hunger in Ireland 02
by Miki De Goodaboom
Title
The Great Hunger in Ireland 02
Artist
Miki De Goodaboom
Medium
Painting - Watercolour
Description
Painting inspired by the "Famine" Memorial seen in Dublin during a painting trip in April 2013.
"Famine" was commissioned by Norma Smurfit and presented to the City of Dublin in 1997. The sculpture is a commemorative work dedicated to those Irish people forced to emigrate during the 19th century Irish Famine. The bronze sculptures were designed and crafted by Dublin sculptor Rowan Gillespie and are located on Custom House Quay in Dublin's Docklands.
This location is a particularly appropriate and historic as one of the first voyages of the Famine period was on the 'Perserverance' which sailed from Custom House Quay on St. Patrick's Day 1846. Captain William Scott, a native of the Shetland Isles, was a veteran of the Atlantic crossing, gave up his office job in New Brunswick to take the 'Perserverance' out of Dublin. He was 74 years old. The Steerage fare on the ship was 3 pounds and 210 passengers made the historical journey. They landed in New York on the 18th May 1846. All passengers and crew survived the journey.
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May 5th, 2013
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