The Great Hunger Commemoration
Posted in Historical Facts on May 22nd, 2010
The Irish government has designated May 22-23, 2010 to remember the victims of The Great Hunger. People of Irish heritage are asked to participate at masses and other memorial services. Over a million people died from starvation and disease in 1845-1849, and over a million more were forced to emigrate in a country with a […]
