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Dunfanaghy Workhouse to host online culinary history conference

The Dunfanaghy Workhouse is known for its part in the tragic history of what we call An Gorta Mór or The Great Hunger. Over the years, the building's purpose has changed many times but thanks to The Workhouse board of directors, management team and ...

16 Jun 2022 at 22:33

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Culture Minister urges Irish schools to observe minute of silence for Great Famine victims

The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media is urging Irish schools to observe a minute of silence tomorrow (May 19) in honour of the victims of the Great Famine. The Irish government introduced an annual National Famine ...

18 May 2023 at 20:33

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President Higgins recounts adversity endured in Donegal during An Gorta Mór

President Higgins was in Milford on Sunday for a laying of a wreath in honour of those who died and emigrated during An Gorta Mór. The President said: “The location of this year’s National Famine Commemoration here in Donegal is particularly ...

21 May 2023 at 15:33

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Historic discovery opens window to a new visitor centre in Swatragh

A new visitor experience called Gorta, Swatragh’s Famine Story has officially opened. Located in the heart of the Mid Ulster countryside the centre, developed by local businessman Dermot Friel, tells the rich history and heritage of ...

06 Sept 2024 at 18:33

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