National #FamineWay Commemorative Walk concluded with launch of the Global Irish Famine Way & an evocative scene at new Dublin/New York Portal with symbolic passing of bronze shoes from one side of the Atlantic to the other.
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The National Famine Way Commemorative Walk is the front page feature on today's The Irish Times #famineway #globalirishfamineway

Our walkers arrived on the docklands and reenactment the start of the voyage and their journey onto Liverpool and Canada, walking in the footsteps of the missing 1490 and remembering all those who went before….

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As Assistant Mayor, it was my delight to welcome the volunteers who re-enacted the National National Famine Way of 1847 to the 12th Lock in Blanchardstown, Fingal County Council. Well done to the organisers, especially Caroline Cleary, Emma Smith and Ambassador Eamon McKee, Irish rep Canada.

Read our daily post cards from the National Famine Way here: liverpoolirishfestival.com/pilgrimage-pro… #GlobalIrishFamineWay #Missing1490

Thank you to Mary Lane for the assistance and Ger Mc Geeney for beautiful gift commissioned from artist Annah Knight. #FamineWay Irish Heritage Trust

#FamineWay (2D story-driven adventure game)

On the 90th anniversary of the #Holodomor we announce 1st ever-made game project on this devastating theme: a story of 1 family in a small Ukrainian village during 1932-33.

Day 4 begins from Mullingar Harbour, Westmeath with our first stop at Piper’s Boreen to Longwood, Meath with a distance of 30.3km

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Padraig O’Connor, piper led our walkers into Enfield on day 5 of our commemorative walk #famineway #meath

One day to go….Dublin City Council

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Thank you to Kildare County Council Chief Executive Sonya Kavanagh, Into Kildare Aine Mangan, Chole Kimmons and Hazel Power for their support of the National Famine Way and our commemorative walk.

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Irish Heritage Trust Liverpool Irish Festival Ambassador Eamonn McKee National Museum of Ireland Irish Echo Newspaper Visit Roscommon LongfordTourism Visit Westmeath Into Kildare Discover BoyneValley Fingal County Council Dublin City Council EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum Holding the bronze shoes which represent the journey the emigrants took. Many of them eventually settled in the USA while others stayed in Canada where their ships had landed.

Story of Missing 1490 nationalfamineway.ie/about-the-1490…

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Day 3 begins Abbeyshrule, Co. Longford to Mullingar, Co.Westmeath 27.3km

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Thank you to @fingalcountycouncil Chief Executive AnneMarie Farrelly, Cllr JK Omnuwereh representing Mayor, Declan Power and Maggie Lau for their welcome to Fingal and your support of the National Famine Way and our commemorative walk.

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Thank you to Robert Troy TD for organising a fabulous welcome to Ballincarrigy Village with St. Bridget’s N.S. Visit Westmeath with Ambassador Eamonn McKee Irish Embassy Canada

Visited National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park National Famine Museum for first time, impressive exhibition & telling of story of the Great Hunger, & a focus on 1,490 famine emigrants who left Strokestown in 1847
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Day 5 Longwood, Co. Meath to Maynooth, Co. Kildare
covering a distance of 28.75km on our commemorative walk.

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What an honour to be present with Executive Director of American Irish Historical Society Elizabeth Stack on the New York side !

#famineway National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park National Famine Way Ambassador Eamonn McKee Irish Embassy Canada Irish Consulate NYC

Thank you to Discover BoyneValley and Boyne Valley Flavours for the gifts for Ambassador McKee, Emma Smith Liverpool Irish Festival and Caroilin Callery, National Famine Way

📸 with Johnny Guirke TD Meath West

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Thank you Longford County Council CE Paddy Mahon for his continued support & Cathaoirleach Cllr. Colm Murray for joining us on our commemorative walk.

They joined Irish Ambassador to Canada Dr. Eamonn McKee & Canadian Ambassador to Ireland Nancy Smith.

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