Irish Famine Memorial

The Irish Famine Memorial, or An Gorta Mor 'Irish Famine and Emigration,'[1] also known as the Irish Famine Monument,[2] is a memorial in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

[3][4] It is a monument to the Great Famine in Ireland that started in 1845.

On one side of the memorial is written "AN GORTA MÓR - THE GREAT HUNGER", "IRELAND 1845-1850" along with the dedication and on the other: "NEVER AGAIN SHOULD A PEOPLE STARVE IN A WORLD OF PLENTY".

[citation needed] The bronze and granite[5] monument was designed by Maurice Harron and was dedicated by Ireland's President Mary Robinson in July 1997.

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