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Day 2 Clondra – Abbeyshrule c.30km. Selected 360 Images near Abbeyshrule

June 2, 2017March 4, 2021
Jason King


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DAY 6 ON THE FAMINE WAY: MAYNOOTH TO DUBLIN

June 1, 2017March 4, 2021
Jason King

After an overnight stay in Maynooth University, walkers set off on their final day of the 2017 National Famine Way, travelling another 27km from Maynooth to their final stop at the Famine Sculpture in Dublin City Centre. The group was joined along the way by some friendly walker/waders (see below left),

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DAY 6, Day Summary from National Famine Walk 2017

Day 6 Maynooth – Dublin c.27km. 360 view of Walkers receiving a briefing on Hamilton’s Quaternion Equation inspiration at Broombridge

June 1, 2017March 4, 2021
Jason King
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Day 6 Maynooth – Dublin c.27km. Marita Conlon-McKenna on the Long, Weary Walk to Dublin

June 1, 2017March 4, 2021
Jason King

(photo from http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/exhibition/dublin/waters/L_CustomHouse_lcab2.html)

 

The arrival of one thousand, four hundred and ninety exhausted men, women and so many young

children with their feet blistered and sore into Dublin City in early summer must have caused utter

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Day 6 Maynooth – Dublin c27km. Deplorable Accident on the Royal Canal

June 1, 2017March 4, 2021
Jason King

Famine walk 2015 74.jpg

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DAY 6

DAY 5 ON THE FAMINE WAY: LONGWOOD TO MAYNOOTH

May 31, 2017March 4, 2021
Jason King

The penultimate day of the 2017 National Famine Walk saw the international group continue on the next 27km of their journey from Longwood to Maynooth. With a grey sky in the background, the rain held off as walkers stopped along the way at Enfield and Kilcock Harbour .

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DAY 5, Day Summary from National Famine Walk 2017

Day 4 Mullingar – Longwood c. 30km. Cathal Poirteir on the impact of the Great Hunger on Irish folklore, song, and the Gaelic language

May 31, 2017March 4, 2021
Jason King

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DAY 4, Videos

Day 6 Maynooth – Dublin c.27km. Christine Kinealy on Queen Victoria “the Famine Queen’s” visit to Carton House

May 31, 2017March 4, 2021
Jason King

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visit Carton House 1849 watch tenants dancing

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DAY 5

Day 1 Strokestown to Clondra c.22km. The Strokestown Park Famine Archive and New Research

May 31, 2017March 4, 2021
Jason King


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Day 4 on the Famine Way: Mullingar to Longwood

May 30, 2017March 4, 2021
Jason King


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DAY 4, Day Summary from National Famine Walk 2017
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