Thank you Jean. Will check out Google for the Sculpture. Kind regards, Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean R." <jeanrice@cet.com> To: <ireland@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 2:21 AM Subject: Re: [IRELAND] Famine Sculptures - GILLESPIE (Dublin) and BEHAN(Mayo) > Hi Mary - If you "google" the phrase Gillespie Famine Sculpture several > hits > will come up including Wikipedia (the on-line free encyclopedia) which has > a > really nice page with biography and photos you can click on to enlarge. > Perhaps other listers can come up with a website with his famine photos > that > are include close-ups. > > Others include: > http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/irish-sculpture/rowan-gillespie.htm > > And: http://www.superstock.com/stock-photography/famine. You > can enlarge photos by clicking on the magnifying glass on the photos. > > ***An arresting memorial is the bronze sculpture of a famine ship located > at > the foot of Croagh Patrick, in Murrisk, Westpoint, County Mayo, unveiled > by > then-Irish President Mary ROBINSON in 1996. The ship's rigging is > portrayed > as skeletal, phantom-like, famine refugees. This sculpture was designed by > Dublin-born (1938) sculptor John BEHAN. Check the Internet > for photos by "googling" Behan Famine Sculpture Murrisk. Jean. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Mizzi" <mmizzi@dodo.com.au> > To: <ireland@rootsweb.com>; <IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 12:47 AM > Subject: Re: [IRELAND] Rowan GILLESPIE's Famine Sculpture,Custom House > Quay > Dublin > > >> Hi Jean, >> Are there any photos online of this sculpture please? >> Kind regards, >> Mary >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jean R." <jeanrice@cet.com> >> To: <IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 12:12 PM >> Subject: [IRELAND] Rowan GILLESPIE's Famine Sculpture,Custom House Quay >> Dublin >> >> >>> SNIPPET: "Famine", Rowan GILLESPIE's moving sculpture in Dublin's Custom >>> House Quay commemorates those poor souls forced to emigrate during the >>> famine of the 19th century. <snip> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >