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Ean emigration curriculum

Ean emigration curriculum. Module 2: Memorials. Noreen Bowden Ean , Ireland’s Emigrant Advice Network noreen@ean.ei. Larne. Memorialising the Ulster Scots who went to America during the 18 th- century migrations. This statue is located near the harbour in Larne, County Antrim. John Behan.

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Ean emigration curriculum

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  1. Ean emigration curriculum Module 2: Memorials Noreen Bowden Ean, Ireland’s Emigrant Advice Network noreen@ean.ei

  2. Larne Memorialising the Ulster Scots who went to America during the 18th-century migrations. This statue is located near the harbour in Larne, County Antrim.

  3. John Behan Top: “Coffin Ship”. National Famine Monument, Murrisk, Co. Mayo Bottom: “Arrival” at UN in New York

  4. Famine monuments, Ireland and CanadaRowan Gillespie Top: Famine, Dublin Quays Bottom: The Arrival, Toronto Irish Park

  5. Sligo Famine Emigration Erected on the 150th anniversary of 1847

  6. The Emigrants, Derry Sculptor: Eamon O’Doherty, 1990

  7. Chicago Famine Memorial

  8. Annie Moore 14-year old Annie Moore at Cobh; she left in 1892 and became the first immigrant to arrive at Ellis Island.

  9. Kiltimagh The plaque on the ground reads, “This sculpture is dedicated by Bill Durkan to the memory of the young men and women who emigrated from Kiltimagh, Bohola and the surrounding areas during the 1950s. " (Photo by Pól Ó Duibhir )

  10. Olean, New York The focus of the memorial is a raised stone from Penrose Quay in Cobh Harbour.

  11. "Listening Posts"Penrose Quay, Cork Perose Quay was the traditional departure point of boats from the city. The posts broadcast four sound scores featuring interviews with emigrants, their descendents, those they left behind, ship workers, those wishing to return and those who are glad they got away. The piece explores not only emigration from Cork, but also broad themes of migration, displacement, and self-reinvention.

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