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.
12016-02-15T13:41:53-08:00Australia37The Australian Monument to the Great Irish Famine in Sydney was built in 1999.plain2016-04-05T18:07:59-07:00-33.869718, 151.212766The Australian Monument to the Great Irish Famine that is pictured is in Sydney, New South Wales in Hyde Park. It is a memorial to the Irish Famine as well as a celebration of the Irish contribution to Australia. The artists who created it were Hossein and Angela Valamanesh. It began being built in September 1988 after being commissioned by Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales in collaboration with the Irish Famine Commemoration Committee and was finished in August 1999. This particular location is significant as in 1848 it was used as an immigration depot for unaccompanied female migrants, of which many were refugees of the Irish Famine. The glass panels featured in the pictures have the names of 400 orphan girls elegantly inscribed.
