The Irish Famine Memorial, or An Gorta Mor 'Irish Famine and Emigration,' also known as the Irish Famine Monument, is a memorial in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
Description and history The Irish Famine Memorial is installed in Cambridge Common, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is a monument to the Great Famine in Ireland that started in 1845.
On one side of the memorial is written "AN GORTA MÓR - THE GREAT HUNGER", "IRELAND 1845-1850" along with the dedication and on the other: "NEVER AGAIN SHOULD A PEOPLE STARVE IN A WORLD OF PLENTY".
The bronze and granite monument was designed by Maurice Harron and was dedicated by Ireland's President Mary Robinson in July 1997.
See also
1997 in art List of memorials to the Great Famine
References
External links Irish Famine Monument, Cambridge Office for Tourism Irish Famine Monument – Cambridge, MA at Waymarking