For many, they weren’t so lucky. It's no surprise that during the Famine, Liverpool had the largest workhouse in the world. Thousands of Irish families were forced here, enduring institutionalised hardship. It was a site of immense suffering on an industrial scale.
#AnGortaMor #Liverpool

Conditions in Liverpool were no better, sometimes were worse. Lace Street was notoriously cited as the most densely populated street in the UK. Families were often packed into damp, dark cellar dwellings.
Housing has been cleared away now in the post-war slum clearance
#AnGortaMor #Liverpool

After the trauma of the crossing, the struggle turned to finding a place to exist. This is Price Street in Birkenhead, this was one of the earliest hubs for Irish settlement in Liverpool. Conditions were brutal. #AnGortaMor #Liverpool

The Pilotage Building at the Pier Head. This building stands as a monument to Liverpool's maritime history and the millions who have passed through on the way to the new world.
#liverpool #angortamor

This is Clarence Dock. This was the gateway to hope. Between 1845 and 1852, this was the specific landing stage where the steamships from Ireland arrived. 1.3 million people stepped off the boats here.
#angortamor

The #Brits taught them well. What’s #arabic for #AnGortaMor ?

On July 25, 2021, a memorial was unveiled in Glasgow to honor the victims of the Irish Great Famine. Rejected and discriminated against, the Irish found in Celtic FC, a source of pride, identity, and collective strength. #Celtic #CelticFC #Ireland #AnGortaMor 🍀🇮🇪☘️🕊

On July 25, 2021, a memorial dedicated to the Irish Great Famine (An Gorta Mór) was unveiled during a moving ceremony outside St Mary’s Church in Glasgow.
It stands in tribute to the victims of this historical tragedy.
#Celtic #CelticFC #Ireland #AnGortaMor 🍀🇮🇪☘️

Connachta, by John Reed from the album Inheritance - Album

"Who would dare to contradict
The King of Scotty Road
As he reigned over the real capital fo Ireland"?

Three west coast cities. Immigration from Ireland. #AnGortaMor #IrishHeritage

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Fairfield hosts Irish Famine Commemoration Day to honor resilience and remembrance IrishCentral Contributor Loretto Leary on the 2025 Annual Irish Famine Commemoration Day Ceremony at the Gaelic American Club in Fairfield, Connecticut.

My thanks to Irish Central for publishing my article about the Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum of Fairfield & Gaelic-American Club gathering for Irish Famine Commemoration Day 2025 ceremony

www.irishcentral.com/opinion/othe...

#irishfamine
#irishfaminecommemorationday
#Angortamor
#TheGreatHunger

National Famine Commemoration Set for Limerick On March 5, Limerick TD and Minister for Arts and Culture Patrick O’Donovan announced that the 2025 National Famine Commemoration would be held in ...

My thanks to @irishechonewspaper for publishing my article about this year’s location for the National Famine Commemoration Day ceremony in Ireland- #kilmallock in #countylimerick

www.irishecho.com/2025/5/natio...

#Irishfamine
#Angortamor
#thegreathunger
#ifcd

This is a beautiful video from Fairfield University showcasing the exhibition in collaboration with Ireland's Great Hunger Museum of Fairfield and Quinnipiac University. See it in person, but for now, enjoy the video.

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#Irelandsgreathunger
#Irishfamine
#Angortamor
#IGHMF

What an absolute delight to see these beautiful artworks on display again. The team at The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University has done a fantastic job with this exhibition. Go visit!

#IGHMF
#Irishfamine
#Angortamor
#Irelandsgreathunger

At the IGHMF's inaugural gala, shared ideas equal success IrishCentral Contributor Loretto Leary reflects on the inaugural Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum of Fairfield’s Founders’ Gala.

My thanks to @Irishcentral.com for publishing my article on #IGHMF and the Founders' Gala on April 5th.

#Irishfamine
#Angortamor
#Irelandsgreathunger
#Irishhistory

My thanks to the Irish Examiner US for publishing my article about @frielsbarandrestaurant and the new Irish Famine Museum in Swatragh, County Derry

Dermot Friel has done an excellent job here in Swatragh, at the Gorta, Swatragh’s Famine Story.

#irishfamine
#Angortamor
#tgegreathunger

ART LOVERS- Don't miss this opportunity to own an original Rowan Gillespie sculpture.

Purchase tickets for the @ighm.fairfield Inaugural Founders' Gala to attend and bid in the live auction on April 5th.

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#Irishfamine
#Angortamor
#Rowangillespiesculptures
#IGHMF

Location of the next Irish Famine Commemoration Day ceremony- #kilmallock
in County Limerick. Stay tuned for Irish Famine history about this location!

#Irishfamine
#angortamor
#thegreathunger

What Made the Irish Famine So Deadly The Great Hunger was a modern event, shaped by the belief that the poor are the authors of their own misery and that the market must be obeyed at all costs.

What Made the Irish Famine So Deadly?
The Great Hunger was a modern event, shaped by the belief that the poor are the authors of their own misery and that the market must be obeyed at all costs
by @fotoole.bsky.social

#theGreatHunger #anGortaMor #theFamine
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My thanks to Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum of Fairfield for publishing my article on #limerick during the #irishfamine

www.ighmf.org/limerick

#rememberingirishheritage
#IGHMF
#countylimerick
#irelandsgreathunger
#irishhistory
#Angortamor