The story of Eily, Michael and Peggy fending for themselves in the Irish famine of the mid 19th century will be brought to ...

At the Laois County Council meeting in March, Cllr Tuohy asked the council to request the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts ...

CAMERAS are set to roll on a new film telling the tragic story of the Great Famine in Abbeyleix and its devastating impact for generations. Renowned filmmaker Oliver Fallon visite ...

The Cloughjordan Parish Heritage Group will hold a talk on the impact of the Great Famine on the Cloughjordan and Lower ...

A special cargo of bronze famine shoes will leave Galway tonight aboard the Marine Institute's RV Celtic Explorer to cross the Atlantic to Newfoundland, Canada. The shoe sculptures are a symbolic ...

There have been calls for a memorial after scientists confirmed human remains found on a Canadian beach belonged to Sligo shipwreck victims who were fleeing the Irish Famine. "The Carrick" a ...

A plea for compassion for those fleeing famine and persecution was made outside the gates of Strokestown House in Co Roscommon on Monday as a group of walkers began a 165-kilometre journey retracing ...

Around one million people died from starvation or disease in the Famine from 1845 to 1852 Areas in Ireland hardest hit by the Famine did not experience an expected stunting in height of the population ...

The Irish Famine, also known as the Great Famine or the Great Hunger, was a devastating period in Irish history that occurred between 1845 and 1849. It was a catastrophic event characterized by ...

Jonesborough Primary School has been teaching children in the local community in its original Famine-era building since 1845 ...