At the foot of Croagh Patrick is the National Famine Memorial (along the Croagh Patrick Heritage Trail in Murisk, Co. Mayo (about six miles west of Westport). The bronze memorial sculpture depicting a famine ship (more accurately called “Coffin Ships”) by Dublin artist John Behan is a surprise in size and location; details are well worth taking the time to study. The sculpture was
This week marks the forty-fourth anniversary of the fifth hunger striker to die, Joe McDonnell. Below is a link to a documentary by Ocean FM about Joe’s death which won
The 2025 Cleveland St. Pat’s - St. Jarlath’s GAA Season is well underway and we just want to share with you, our members and supporters, a mid-season update.