Module 2: Memorials Noreen Bowden Ean, Ireland’s Emigrant Advice Network
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.
Top: “Coffin Ship”. National Famine Monument, Murrisk, Co. Mayo Bottom: “Arrival” at UN in New York
Top: Famine, Dublin Quays Bottom: The Arrival, Toronto Irish Park
Erected on the 150 th anniversary of 1847
Sculptor: Eamon O’Doherty, 1990
14-year old Annie Moore at Cobh; she left in 1892 and became the first immigrant to arrive at Ellis Island.
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 )
The focus of the memorial is a raised stone from Penrose Quay in Cobh Harbour.
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.