Irish Famine Exhibition - Dublin
The Irish Famine Exhibition features original artifacts, photographs, newspaper reports, and a short film on the famine's devastating impact, including
Irish Famine Exhibition
The Irish Famine Exhibition features original artifacts, photographs, newspaper reports, and a short film on the famine's devastating impact, including mass emigration and starvation. Located in the Stephens Green Shopping Centre.
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WHAT CAN I EXPECT
Exhibition on the Irish Potato Famine Features Original Artifacts Original Newspaper Reports & Letters Short Film on the Irish Famine Extensive 19th Century Photographs THE IRISH FAMINE EXHIBITION IS AN ENTHRALLING LOOK BACK AT WHAT IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE DARKEST CHAPTER IN IRELAND'S HISTORY. Over a million poor Irish people were forced to emigrate and over a million died of starvation.
Almost two hundred years later the population of Ireland has not recovered to what it was before the famine. This exhibition includes a variety original artifacts including an extensive collection of 19th century photographs and eye witness accounts.
It also features a short film on the famine that covers subjects like the infamous Irish workhouses, forced evictions from farms and houses and the disease and starvation that the peasant Irish population were forced to endure. Other material covered in the exhibition includes original newspaper accounts, an original Famine Pot and an original letter of eviction from a tenant to his landlord.
Location
The Irish Famine Exibition is located on the 2nd floor of Stephens Green Shopping Centre, just a stones throw away from The Little Museum of Dublin. Step back in time at Dublin's favourite museum and learn all about the capital city's fascinating history!
Additional Information The Irish Famine Exhibition is located on the 2nd Floor of the Stephens Green Shopping Centre. From the main Grafton Street Entrance, take the elevator on the right to the 2nd Floor and veer left.
Tickets: Adult €14 Senior €13 (age 65+) Student €10 (age under 25 and with ID) Family €35 (2 adult 2 children under 18) Dates and Hours: April 1st to September 30th, every day, 12pm to 6pm.
