Oregon Irish Famine Memorial

Oregon Irish Famine Memorial

The memorial in 2021

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The Oregon Irish Famine Memorial is a memorial in Portland, Oregon's Mount Calvary Cemetery, in the United States. The 7-ton, 14-foot sculpture was designed by Brendan McGloin^[1] and dedicated in 2008.^[2] It features a sandstone cross with an Irish limestone base on a concrete foundation.^[3]

See also

• List of memorials to the Great Famine

References

1. "Oregon's Irish famine memorial in works". catholicsentinel.org.
2. Staunton, Denis (15 December 2008). "President unveils Celtic cross memorial to Famine survivors in Portland, Oregon". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
3. Mooney, Mary (14 December 2008). "Portland memorial honors victims of Ireland's 1840s famine". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

External links

• Oregon Irish Famine Memorial Cross, Portland, Oregon at Waymarking