the Doo Lough Valley in County Mayo, Connacht, Ireland — Irish West ((Ιire) North Atlantic Ocean)
1849 Famine Walk
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 24, 2009
1. 1849 Famine Walk Memorial
the Hungry Poor
who walked here in 1849
and walk the Third World today
Freedom for South Africa 1994.
“How can men feel themselves
honoured by the humiliation
of their fellow beings.”
Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa
In 1991 we walked AFrI's
Great Famine Walk at Doolough
and soon afterwards we
walked the Road to Freedom
in South Africa
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Unveiled by
Karen Gearon.
Dunnes Stores Strikers
7th May 1994.
Erected 1994 by Action from Ireland ( AFrI ).
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Disasters • Peace • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is May 7, 1994.
Location. 53° 39.973′ N, 9° 46.89′ W. Marker is in the Doo Lough Valley, Connacht, in County Mayo. It is on Local Road 335, on the left when traveling south. Marker is 500 meters north of the abandoned village of Glenkeen, now just a placename on maps. Touch for map. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, on the Atlantic Arc, in Europe, on the Island of Ireland, on the Celtic Fringe, in the European Union, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Srahwee or Altσir Megalithic Wedge Tomb (approx. 5.3 kilometers away); Killeen Graveyard and Cross Slab
this page online
Also see . . . The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847. (Submitted on February 20, 2010.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 24, 2009
2. 1849 Famine Walk Memorial Dedication
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 24, 2009
3. 1849 Famine Walk Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 24, 2009
4. 1849 Famine Walk Memorial Unveiling
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 24, 2009
5. 1849 Famine Walk Memorial
Looking south toward Doo Lough.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2019. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,579 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 20, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
