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From: Lilly Murphy <>
Subject: Cleveland Irish Memorial photo
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 12:39:05 -0800


I took a couple of photos (one of each side) of the Cleveland Irish
Memorial which is down in the flats on the Cuyahoga River across from the
Flat Iron Bar, a next to Settlers Landing. Someone correct me if I'm
wrong, but I believe this is just across the river from the angle. I
will be happy to scan and send to any one who's interested in a copy.

The memorial back reads:
CLEVELAND REMEMBERS
"The Great Hunger"
Ireland's Potatoe Famine-1845-50
THIS MEMORIAL COMMRMORATES THE PASSING OF
150 YEARS SINCE THE MISERY KNOWN AS "THE GREAT
HUNGER", A CARNAGE VISITED UPON THE IRISH NATION
DIMINISHING HER POPULATION BY MILLIONS. AS A
RESULT OF IMPOSSED POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC
STRUCTURES, MANY OF THE IRISH WERE DRIVEN TO
THE POTATOE ALONE FOR SURVIVAL. CONSEQUENTLY,
IRELAND'S PEOPLE STARVED TO DEATH, OR WERE
FORCED TO EMIGRATE, MANY DYING ON "COFFIN
SHIPS" EN ROUTE. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST
TRAGIC AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN IRISH HISTORY.

LEST WE FORGET:

TO THOSE WHO DIED,
TO THOSE WHO CAME AND ENRICHED OUR
CLEVELAND SHORES,
WE DEDICATE THIS MONUMENT TO YOU

DEDICATED SEPTEMBER 16, 2000



Lilly

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