The Dunbrody Famine Ship Experience, County Wexford features an authentic reproduction of an 1840s emigrant vessel, alongside a popular interpretation of the Irish famine emigrant experience.
Located at New Ross, County Wexford, the Dunbrody Famine Ship Experience is an essential stop on any tour of the south east region of Ireland. Follow the footsteps of the those who left during the Great Famine with an interactive tour that takes you through the fateful journey made by so many Irish people.
Also known as the ‘the Great Hunger’ (an gorta mor, in Irish), the famine was perhaps the most traumatic period in Irish History. While many factors contributed to the hardship of the time, the famine was precipitated by a total failure of the potato crop in Ireland in 1845, due to potato blight.
This led to steeply rising food prices and then widespread starvation.
It has been estimated that approximately one million died during the famine. By 1852 another million and a half people had emigrated, mostly to North America.
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Top 10 Things you must do in DUBLIN, Ireland
Dublin has so much to offer anyone visiting the city. From traditional music and dance, festive Irish pubs, castles, history and culture, plus the heritage of Irish Whiskey and the story of Guinness – there is something for everyone. Known as one of the friendliest cities in the world, you may even make an Irish friend of two!
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