Donald D. Deignan, Ph.D., “The Rhode Island Irish Famine Memorial: Its Past, Present and Future”
Donald D. Deignan, Ph.D., “The Rhode Island Irish Famine Memorial: Its Past, Present and Future”
The Rhode Island Irish Famine Memorial, located on the Riverwalk in downtown Providence, powerfully commemorates the sufferings and triumphs of the two and one half million victims and survivors of Ireland's "Great Famine" of 1845-1851. It also pays a moving tribute in granite, bronze and brick to the successive waves of Irish immigrants who have