Irish Famine Memorial

For other memorials to the Great Famine, see List of memorials to the Great Famine.

The Irish Famine Memorial, or An Gorta Mor 'Irish Famine and Emigration,'^[1] also known as the Irish Famine Monument,^[2] is a memorial in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

Irish Famine Memorial
Artist	Maurice Harron
Year	1997 (1997)
Medium	Bronze granite
Location	Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coordinates	42.375872°N 71.120181°W / 42.375872; -71.120181

Description and history

The Irish Famine Memorial is installed in Cambridge Common, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.^[3][4] It is a monument to the Great Famine in Ireland that started in 1845.

On one side of the memorial is written "AN GORTA MÓR - THE GREAT HUNGER", "IRELAND 1845-1850" along with the dedication and on the other: "NEVER AGAIN SHOULD A PEOPLE STARVE IN A WORLD OF PLENTY".^{[citation needed]}

The bronze and granite^[5] monument was designed by Maurice Harron and was dedicated by Ireland's President Mary Robinson in July 1997.^[6]

See also

• Visual arts portal

• 1997 in art
• List of memorials to the Great Famine