famine museum ... shoe stories

2/12/2020

Please join Strokestown Park House, and the National Famine Museum, for a live online event in conversation with renowned author Marita Conlon-McKenna this Wednesday, December 2nd at 7pm (2pm Eastern Standard Time in North America).

At the height of the Great Irish Famine in May of 1847, twelve-year-old Daniel Tighe was forced to walk 165km with 1,490 assisted emigrants from the Strokestown Park Estate, in County Roscommon, along the Royal Canal to Custom House Quay in Dublin. Their sorrowful journey is marked by over thirty pairs of bronze shoe sculptures on the new National Famine Way walking trail from Strokestown Park to EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum.

Marita Conlon-McKenna tells the story of his journey in the National Famine Way Shoe Stories film.

All are welcome!

You can watch the film here: www.strokestownpark.ie/famine/walk

This film and online event are hosted by the National Famine Museum, Strokestown Park and the Irish Heritage Trust with funding from Dublin City Council.

Visit Strokestown

Beautiful and historic Strokestown is perfectly situated half-way across Ireland, approximately 90 minutes from Dublin on the east coast and the same from the unique scenery of Galway on the west coast.

It's ideally placed just 40 minutes from the well-served Ireland West Airport in Knock.