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The Irish Famine Memorial

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  • Dan L
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    Does not adequately reflect the horrors of the Great Irish Famine

    The inscribed glass panels and bronze sculpture of a table bearing a few utensils really provided us with food for thought. We viewed the memorial from the exterior and then moved into the Barracks co...

    Reviewed on Dec 24, 2022
  • Mairwen1
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    Famine, Starvation, Emigration & Orphans

    This simple but striking memorial was erected in 1999, almost 150 years after the Great Famine that devastated Ireland. It is located on the southern wall of the Hyde Park Barracks in Sydney and was d...

    Reviewed on Apr 7, 2022
  • AndyJohn74
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    Memorial to horrible times.

    Located on the southern perimeter of the Hyde Park Barracks, this memorial commemorates the Irish Famine and those who suffered from what occurred.

    Reviewed on Jan 24, 2022
  • JnVSydney
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    A sombre reminder

    Located alongside Hyde Park Barracks, is a monument dedicated/inspired to the young women of Ireland 4 000 that came to these shores to escape the famine.

    Reviewed on Nov 17, 2021
  • Peter M
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    The Irish Famine memorial

    This is in Macquarie Street but also listed in Queens Square. It is on the southern wall of Hyde Park Barracks and it commemorates all who perished in the famine,those who left Ireland for other lands...

    Reviewed on Apr 26, 2021

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