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First Bronze Shoes of the Global Irish Famine Way Unveiled in Ottawa

June 17, 2025June 20, 2025
Strokestown Park
First Bronze Shoes of the Global Irish Famine Way Unveiled in Ottawa

 

Article written by Dr Eamonn McKee

The first Bronze Shoes of the Global Irish Famine Way were unveiled in Ottawa on Saturday. It was a ceremony of emotions: pride, poignancy, and joy under the blue skies of Canada’s capital Continue reading →

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Exceptional response to the National Famine Way Commemorative Walk 2024

June 17, 2024September 27, 2024
Strokestown Park
Exceptional response to the National Famine Way Commemorative Walk 2024

Exceptional response to the National Famine Way Commemorative Walk 2024 and launch of Global Irish Famine Way

The National Famine Way Commemorative Walk took place over six days from Monday 20th to Saturday 25th May 2024 passing through Continue reading →

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Embarking on an Educational Journey: Enchanted Croi Theatre and the National Famine Way

May 12, 2024May 12, 2024
Strokestown Park
Embarking on an Educational Journey: Enchanted Croi Theatre and the National Famine Way

“Pass the Shoes”

Walking through Famine History with Enchanted Croí Theatre

In partnership with the National Famine Way, Enchanted Croi Theatre is set to illuminate the shadows of Ireland’s poignant history in the upcoming Spring/Summer of 2024. Through a series Continue reading →

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Safe Home Ireland: Fundraising Walk on the National Famine Way 

May 11, 2024May 12, 2024
Strokestown Park
Safe Home Ireland: Fundraising Walk on the National Famine Way 

Join Safe Home Ireland on our Fundraising Walk on the National Famine Way in May 2024.

They will be leaving from EPIC, The Irish Emigration Museum in Dublin’s Docklands on Saturday 11th May (10.30am) and arriving at the Continue reading →

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Launch of The Global Irish Famine Way

May 10, 2024May 10, 2024
Strokestown Park
Launch of The Global Irish Famine Way

The Global Irish Famine Way will be officially launched at EPIC, The Irish Emigration Museum (Irish launch). It is an extension of the National Famine Way and will be the largest heritage trail in the world.  It will eventually Continue reading →

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National Famine Way Commemorative Walk

May 10, 2024
Strokestown Park
National Famine Way Commemorative Walk
The National Famine Way Commemorative Walk takes place over six days from Monday 20th to Saturday 25th May 2024 beginning with a dramatic re-enactment of the events which prompted the foundation of the walk. Walkers will be joined by schools, Continue reading →
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A Walker’s Experience – Kathleen Beggs

September 28, 2023September 28, 2023
Strokestown Park

Back in the summer Kathleen Beggs, Mary Daly and Bridie Hamdam, who belong to ‘The West Tyrone Ramblers,’ completed the 165km National Famine Way. We were so happy to hear from Kathleen firsthand about her experience walking the National Famine Continue reading →

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Can You Join the Search for the 1490?

August 23, 2023August 23, 2023
Strokestown Park

The Irish National Famine Museum is seeking to trace the 1,490 tenants and their descendants, especially Irish Famine orphans adopted in Quebec, who were forced to emigrate to Canada and the United States from Denis Mahon’s Strokestown estate in 1847. Continue reading →

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Tracing Ireland’s Heartbreaking History: A Journey through Museums – Strokestown Famine Museum and EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum

July 27, 2023August 16, 2023
Strokestown Park
Tracing Ireland’s Heartbreaking History: A Journey through Museums – Strokestown Famine Museum and EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum

History often echoes through the halls of museums, preserving the stories of the past for generations to come. In Ireland, a nation with a rich and complex history, two museums stand as poignant reminders of the country’s trials and triumphs. Continue reading →

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Did you know? – 20 interesting facts relating to the National Famine Way

June 21, 2023
Strokestown Park

 

The National Famine Way is a 165km trail that traces the footsteps of the Strokestown tenants – men, women and children – who were marched from Roscommon to Dublin in 1847 after they failed to pay their rent. In Continue reading →

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