THE Polish Ambassador Ms Anna Sochańska is to visit Donegal tomorrow to visit an exhibition exploring the life of Count Paul Strzelecki, a Polish humanitarian and a forgotten hero of the Great Irish Famine. The Ambassador will visit Milford Library on Friday, May 19 at 10am where she will meet local officials and students from […]
Donegal artist’s famine sculpture unveiled in Scotland
A famine monument created by a Donegal artist has been unveiled in Glasgow. John McCarron’s ‘Tower of Silence’ has gone on display in front of St Mary’s Church in Calton where Celtic Football Club was founded in 1888. Depicting emaciated figures, the metal sculpture reflects the 100,000 Irish people who sought refuge in Glasgow during […]
Ballyshannon Famine Walk for National Heritage Week
ACTION from Ireland (Afri) is hosting the first Ballyshannon Famine Walk.
First book on Great Famine in east Donegal is published
THE first ever book dedicated to life in east Donegal before, during and after the Great Famine has just been published.