This path was created by Ellen Rethwisch. The last update was by Abbey Benson.
Star of the Sea: A Postcolonial/Postmodern Voyage into the Irish FamineMain MenuAbout This ProjectStar of the Sea OverviewJoseph O'ConnorIn this section, you will learn more about Joseph O'Connor and the other works he producedPostcolonial TheoryPostmodernismThe Gothic in Star of the SeaHistorical FiguresLanguage and Music in Irish CultureBiology of the FamineLandlords, Tenants, and EvictionsIn the following pages, you'll learn about landlords, tenants, and evictions during the Irish Potato FamineGovernment Policies and EmigrationMediaMemorialsContributorsBrief biographies of the people who made this book.
Physical Memorials Across the World
12016-02-15T13:37:19-08:00Ellen Rethwisch97fe176ecb8c9b047790608dc11cac0a49c3e4f2822013google_maps2353402016-03-14T13:21:43-07:00Abbey Bensondefe75bb95249a882314ed3c8b7adbb23645124aThe history of the Irish Famine, while devastating and brutal to visit, needs to be expressed in the present time if the experiences and hardships the Irish faced are to be honored, and voices that were silenced are to be given a voice. Dr. Emily Mark-Fitzgerald described the role memorials can play by saying: “It is unquestionable that the intent of most memorials to the Famine is to elicit a deep, personal emotional response to an experience perceived as ‘dormant’ and unacknowledged: a breaking of the ‘silence’ of Famine by the ‘speaking’ of the monument” (UCD News, “Tracing the Representation”). The past needs to constantly be in conversation with the future to better understand ourselves as societies interacting in a global context. For the effect of these memorials to be global, it requires as one might guess cooperation on a global scale with multiple memorials spanning multiple locations throughout different regions. While the memorials are constructed differently and occupy different areas of the world, the perception should still be focused on the unity and cohesion of a global effort extending forward into the future rather than looking into the past and focusing on distinctions from nation to nation. Dr. Mark-Fitzgerald described memorials global impact looking into the future by saying, ““The legacy of the Famine in Ireland and abroad will never be resolved and neatly compartmentalized; nor should it. In an age of globalization and the reduction of complex historical realities into a consumable ‘heritage’, the Famine remains a dislocation whose contradictions outnumber its certainties” (UCD News, “Tracing the Representation”). The examples provided in this path of the website focus on memorials within six countries: Australia, Canada, Ireland, Northern Ireland, The United Kingdom, and The United States. The focus is on the global cohesion of remembrance as a result of the collective identity of the memorials while also keying in on the different styles of opportunity the monuments provide to empathize with the experiences of those who experienced the Irish Famine. As a result, the ideal function of a memorial is emphasized and epitomized by these selections, proving the importance of them as well.
Researcher/Writer: Ben Deetz Technical Designers: Abbey Benson and Ellen Rethwisch
12016-02-15T13:41:53-08:00Ellen Rethwisch97fe176ecb8c9b047790608dc11cac0a49c3e4f2Australia34The Australian Monument to the Great Irish Famine in Sydney was built in 1999.plain2016-03-16T12:45:35-07:00-33.869718, 151.212766Ellen Rethwisch97fe176ecb8c9b047790608dc11cac0a49c3e4f2
12016-02-15T13:42:04-08:00Ellen Rethwisch97fe176ecb8c9b047790608dc11cac0a49c3e4f2Canada15Le Mémorial in Grosse Île, Québec was built in 1998.plain2016-03-14T13:08:39-07:0047.600316,-61.463Ellen Rethwisch97fe176ecb8c9b047790608dc11cac0a49c3e4f2
12016-02-15T13:42:14-08:00Ellen Rethwisch97fe176ecb8c9b047790608dc11cac0a49c3e4f2Ireland27One of the highlighted memorials is the Broken Heart Fountain (1997) in Limerick and a second is the National Famine Memorial and Coffin Ship (1997) in Murrisk.plain2016-03-14T13:08:21-07:0053.7791623,-9.651887752.3939, -8.3758Ellen Rethwisch97fe176ecb8c9b047790608dc11cac0a49c3e4f2
12016-02-15T13:42:23-08:00Ellen Rethwisch97fe176ecb8c9b047790608dc11cac0a49c3e4f2Northern Ireland12The Famine Memorial in Eniskillen, Co. Fermanagh was built in 1996.plain2016-03-14T13:08:03-07:0054.3434,-7.631326Ellen Rethwisch97fe176ecb8c9b047790608dc11cac0a49c3e4f2
12016-02-15T13:42:33-08:00Ellen Rethwisch97fe176ecb8c9b047790608dc11cac0a49c3e4f2United Kingdom14The Liverpool Famine Memorial in Liverpool was built in 1998.plain2016-03-14T13:09:35-07:0053.402020,-2.975464Ellen Rethwisch97fe176ecb8c9b047790608dc11cac0a49c3e4f2
12016-02-15T13:42:43-08:00Ellen Rethwisch97fe176ecb8c9b047790608dc11cac0a49c3e4f2United States15The two highlighted memorials in the United States are the Philadelphia Irish Memorial (2003) in Pennsylvania and the Irish Hunger Memorial (2002) in New York.plain2016-03-14T13:10:00-07:0040.715110,-74.01663039.947704,-75.142040Ellen Rethwisch97fe176ecb8c9b047790608dc11cac0a49c3e4f2