I know I am a few days late reading this, but I Google Image....Gillespie Famine Sculpture. You can feel their hunger and pain. > From: jeanrice@cet.com > To: ireland@rootsweb.com > Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:21:36 -0700 > 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 _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ Groups: Create an online spot for your favorite groups to meet. http://windowslive.com/online/groups?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_groups_032009