Hi Pat, Thank you for letting us know about the monument. When I am in County Mayo next time I would like to visit it. Afri (Action from Ireland) an excellent organization sponsors the Famine Walk each year. http://www.afri.ie/ Beannachtai, Margaret (Máiread) >I think that is why it makes such an impression on one. The brown earth, >the occasional yellow from some gorst, a little bit of green here and >there, To use a quote of Leon Uris from his book of Irish photography, "An >awful beauty". > When we go over, if we have people with us who have never been to Ireland > or maybe just Mayo, we make the drive from Louisburgh and relate the > story. Impressive as it is with the story, I doubt no one ever forgets > what happened. Maybe become a little generous to the various requests > from groups to assist the famine areas of the world. > > pat deese <pdeese@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > > >> . It was winter, raining and they were starving sick. On the way to >> Leenane is a cross LEFT side of the road. This was placed by Bishop >> Desmond Tutu several years ago. He was accompanied by members of the >> American Indian Tribe who sent assistance to the starving people. >> > I was just at that memorial 2 weeks ago. Had been there before but when > you see how remote that area is now and how more so then > > pat >