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10/04/2015
2015 Famine Commemoration To Take Place In Newry
The 2015 Famine Commemoration is to take place on Saturday 26th September in Newry, it has been confirmed.
The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys TD, made the announcement today.
Minister Humphreys said: "I am very pleased to announce that, following consultation with the Northern Ireland Executive, this year's famine Commemoration will be held in Newry. This is the eighth year in which the Great Famine has been marked with a formal Commemoration and the first time that the Commemoration will take place in Northern Ireland.
"The annual Famine Commemoration is a solemn tribute to those who suffered in the most appalling circumstances that prevailed during the Great Famine. While the scale of suffering was greater in some parts of Ireland than in others, all parts of the island suffered great loss of life and the destruction of families and communities through emigration."
(CD)
The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys TD, made the announcement today.
Minister Humphreys said: "I am very pleased to announce that, following consultation with the Northern Ireland Executive, this year's famine Commemoration will be held in Newry. This is the eighth year in which the Great Famine has been marked with a formal Commemoration and the first time that the Commemoration will take place in Northern Ireland.
"The annual Famine Commemoration is a solemn tribute to those who suffered in the most appalling circumstances that prevailed during the Great Famine. While the scale of suffering was greater in some parts of Ireland than in others, all parts of the island suffered great loss of life and the destruction of families and communities through emigration."
(CD)
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