Famine Walk Memorial

Unfortunately the quotes by Mahatma Gandhi and Desmond Tutu are becoming illegible

This is a simple stone cross, engraved with the words ‘Doolough tragedy, erected to the memory of those who died in the famine 1845-49’, to commemorate the victims of the Irish famine in this area tha...

Very surreal

This area of Ireland is barren and not green but beautiful and mystifying in it own way. Anyone who has read anything about the potato famine and is in the Connemara region, must trek to this beautifu...

Beautiful setting for memorial to a tragedy

The drive to the memorial is stunning, as is the view once you arrive. The memorial itself is understated and there isn’t much information there, so read in advance if you don’t know the history.

Visited again on a rainy morning

Went with my Dad this trip. Again it tells a sad story about what people did for the chance of survival during the Potato Famine. It is in one of the prettiest places in Ireland (I know, there are s...

Not an attarction, but a slice of history.

I will one day walk the famine walk. up till now I have only driven the road from Louisburg to Delphi. The tale is told many times so does not need me to retell it. The drive is simply beautiful. As t...