Irish Famine - Emigrant Experience - New Ross, Wexford County, Ireland. - Human Migration Monuments on Waymarking.com

"The Dunbrody Famine Ship Experience features an authentic reproduction of an 1840s emigrant vessel, alongside a popular interpretation of the Irish famine emigrant experience.

This monument memorialized the people who were forced to migrate, due to the potato famine, and pays tribute to courageous Irish men, women and children who emigrated to America, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and other countries throughout the world in search of a better life during the 18th centuries.

Located at New Ross, County Wexford, the Dunbrody Famine Ship Experience is an essential stop on any tour of the south east region of Ireland. Follow the footsteps of the those who left during the Great Famine with an interactive tour that takes you through the fateful journey made by so many Irish people.

Featuring a guided tour, costumed performers and themed exhibitions, the Dunbrody Famine Ship Experience provides an insight into this significant period in history—one that shaped the Irish culture forever.

Alongside the tour of the ship, the Dunbrody Visitor Centre houses a riverside café and the Irish America Hall of Fame. The hall of fame commemorates the critical contribution made by Irish men and women to U.S history, as well as acknowledging the continuing contribution of contemporary Irish Americans. Each year the hall of fame inducts new members.

Near the Dunbrody Visitor Centre, New Ross’s newly developed quayside is framed on both ends by public art and sculpture. The John F. Kennedy memorial wall and statue was erected to the north, while the spectacular Emigrant Flame is housed in a metal globe."

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Who placed it?: JFK Trust When was it placed?: February 2001 Who is honored?: tribute to courageous Irish men, women and children who emigrated to America, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and other countries throughout the world in search of a better life during the 18th centuries. Website about the Monument: [Web Link]

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