Demographics During the Famine

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In rememberance of the suffering that plagued Ireland during the Great Famine, memorials exist in cities worldwide, such as the one's shown below:

Statue from the Famine Memorial Park in Boston, MA. In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Great Irish Famine, Boston's Irish community unveiled a $1 million memorial park on June 28, 1998.

"The Emigrants" by Eamonn O'Doherty Memorial in Derry, England. Derry was the largest port of emigration in the Northwest during the Famine.

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