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The Famine Memorial

Name: The Famine Memorial
Rating: 4.7

4.7 ·

Stand among the figures of the Famine Memorial on Dublin's quays. Walk around the life-sized sculptures, read the panel and reflect on the human cost of the famine.

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Full description

The Famine Memorial is an outdoor sculpture group of gaunt, life-sized figures walking along the quays in Dublin's docklands, commemorating Ireland's mid-19th-century famine. Reviewers describe it as moving and detailed, with the emotion of the figures clear even before reading the information panel.

It is open at all hours and free, and about 15 minutes is enough to walk around it. One reviewer advises treating it as a stand-alone stop and not assuming a nearby museum adds to it.

It suits visitors interested in Irish history and culture.

It is open at all hours and free, and about 15 minutes is enough to walk around it. One reviewer advises treating it as a stand-alone stop and not assuming a nearby museum adds to it.

It suits visitors interested in Irish history and culture.

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Address

Custom House Quay, North Wall, Dublin, Ireland · North Wall

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

15 min

Best time

early morning, morning, lunchtime, afternoon or early evening

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

Read the information panel, which reviewers find informative
visit at any hour since it is open 24/7
the sculptures are best seen up close to appreciate their detail.

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Reviews

Moving memorial which gives you more information on the panel as the EPIC museum does as a whole. So do NOT combine the memorial and the museum. Visit and respect the memorial but definitely skip the museum. The memorial is easily reached making a nice stroll along the river Liffey.

Jesper Bexkens

1/5

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