na hÉireannaigh Dhearmadta - Dun Laoghaire, Ireland - Human Migration Monuments on Waymarking.com

The plaque dedication translates as To The Forgotten Irish. It reads:

na hÉireannaigh Dhearmadta

In commemoration of that generations of post World War II emigrants who left their homes, counties and country from The Carlisle Pier, never to return.
Often called "The Forgotten Irish", this plaque recalls their contribution and their loss.

It is dedicated to 1950s-1960s emigrants who left Ireland to work in Great Britain, which experienced a post-war economic boom. "The Forgotten Irish" is a term coined by The Ireland Fund of Great Britain, a charity organization focused on the elderly Irish emigrants in the UK.

There are plans to build an Irish diaspora information center in Dun Laoghaire harbor.

Who placed it?: Friends of the "Forgotten Irish" and the Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company When was it placed?: 5/15/2012 Who is honored?: post-WW II Irish emigrants to UK Website about the Monument: Not listed

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