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A just-before sunrise view of Mount Famine from the path to South Head. Every bit as cold as it looks.
Peut-être une des montures des 4 cavaliers de l'Aplocalypse
Musée Grévin
10 Boulevard Montmartre
75009 Paris
A normally spectacular view of Kinder Scout from Mount Famine, unfortunately spoiled on this occasion by low cloud.
These statues commemorate the Great Famine of the mid 19th century. During the famine approximately 1 million people died and a million more emigrated from Ireland, causing the island's population to fall by between 20% and 25%.
The Wicklow Gap road heads west through the mountains as it passes the old mine workings and village of Glendasan lying in the shadow of Tonelagee mountain. Its a wild, desolate yet somehow hauntingly beautiful place.
Lead ore was discovered here in 1800 and it was mined off and on until 1957. The spoil heaps from the mine shafts are visible on the surrounding hillsides with the main crushing and picking area in the centre of the picture.
Eight miners houses were built here and they called it " Fiddlers Row " as a musician lived in each one so there would be many social gatherings and traditional music sessions in the houses which would have lasted well into the night. I remember seeing an old miner who lived here, being interviewed on tv, a few years ago. He said that he wished he was still living there as it was a magical place and the people were all friends and they helped one another as they were so isolated and a long way from the nearest village. I can understand that and I had to shelter in one of the old ruined cottages when I got caught in a storm one evening. There was a nice feeling to the place.
The mine owners were extremely good to their workers and looked after them helping to build a school and a church in Laragh village. During the great famine of 1847-1850 these miners would have been the lucky ones whilst over 2 million people died and 1 million emigrated.
There were only 3 fatalities in the life of the mine which is a good record considering there was no health and safety back then.
Many of the miners who left here during the times when it was closed went to work in the tin mines in Cornwall, and the copper mines in South America and Australia. Many of their family relatives are still living in these places to this day. Lots of the mineshafts here had Australian titles like the "Botany Bay Mine" or "Van Diemens Mine" which would be directly connected to immigration.
In the 1800s there would have been very few roads in this area. The nearest village was Glendalough and that was 4 miles east of here. Many miners had to walk here and back every day. They used a path which is know as "The Madmans Road " Part of it is visible just above the road on the right hand side. I walked it a few years ago and it is pretty rough, boggy and overgrown in places. It would not have been a nice walk in those times either. I was glad to do it and to think about those who walked it long ago.
I often wonder if you went up there on a stormy winters night and sheltered in one of the old buildings would you hear the music of the musicians who lived in that amazing place, echoing around the valley as it did way back a 100 years ago or would it just be in your imagination? I wonder!
Here is some history;
www.countywicklowheritage.org/page/the_glendasan_mines
www.wicklowmountainsnationalpark.ie/history/mining/
And some song words which seem to fit;
" I know I heard that tune before my friends
But I cant remember when,
Did I hear it on some friendly shore,
Or did I hear on the wind,
Was it written on the sky above,
I think I heard it from some one I loved,
But I never heard it sound so sweet since then,
Now the fiddles in the closet,
Of some daughter of the town
The strings are broke and the bow is lost,
And the covers buttoned down
But sometimes on December nights,
When the air is cold and the wind is rife,
The melody still passes through this town "
{ The Ballad of St. Anne`s Reel }
Heres John Denver with the song;
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VegDMMh2WDw
I do hope you like the photo and the bit of history to it.
Here`s Aly Bain, the great Scotish fiddle player with my favourite version of St. Anne`s Reel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwllcWC_FL4
And if that wasnt enough here is some more;
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5kEiE6bDxk
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Green domes belong to St Lawrence Church- The Church of Saint Lawrence in Prague is a church of the Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic. It is located on Petřín hill, next to Petřín Lookout Tower and the Hunger Wall. It was originally a Romanesque church, later rebuilt in the Baroque style by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer.
The Hunger Wall (Czech: Hladová zeď) is a medieval defensive wall of the Lesser Town of Prague, today's Czech Republic. It was built on Petřín Hill between 1360 and 1362 by order of Charles IV.
Marl from quarries on Petřín Hill was used as construction material. The purpose of the construction was to strengthen the fortifications of Prague Castle and Malá Strana against any attack from the west or south. Originally the wall was 4 to 4.5 metres high and 1.8 metres wide and was equipped with battlements and (probably) eight bastions.
The wall was repaired in 1624, further strengthened in the middle of 18th century and repaired or modified several times later (in modern era in 1923-25 and 1975). One of preserved bastions serves as a base for the dome of Štefánik Observatory.
The wall was originally called Zubatá (toothed) or Chlebová (built for bread). The adjective Hladová (hungry) appeared after a 1361 famine, when the construction works on the wall provided livelihood for the city's poor. According to myth, the purpose of the wall was not strategic but to employ and thus feed the poor. Another myth, recorded in writings of Václav Hájek z Libočan or Bohuslav Balbín, is that the Emperor Charles IV himself worked on the wall several hours every day "to help his beloved people".
The ‘Cotton Famine Road’ section of Rooley Moor Road could be of National and International importance, it is a reminder of the harsh times cotton workers had to endure during the Cotton Famine and is unique in linking the American Civil War to social changes in England at a time when the Rochdale Pioneer Movement influenced social thinking throughout the UK.
The approximate length of the cobbled sections of the Cotton Famine Rode, from Ding Quarry entrance to Catley Lane Head, is 1,950 yards, the number of cobbles across the road varies from 12 along the narrow sections to 24 at Catley Lane Head. Presuming an average number of cobbles per row of 16 and rows per yard of 10.5 gives a total number of 327,600 cobble setts, this excludes the volume of the stone edgings and drainage channels.
Given the poor of Rochdale laid about a third of a million stone setts into the fabric of Rooley Moor by hand, the Cotton Famine Road has to be worthy of preservation!
Amos 8:11
King James Version
11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord:
A view from Mount Famine across to Kinder Scout and Kinder Low End. With the usually green Peak District looking very parched.
The deep valley of the River Sett with the hills of Mount Famine on the left and the western face of Kinder Scout on the right.
An old abandoned house on Rathlin Island; many houses were abandoned during the Irish Famine in the 19th Century.
(297/366) The Dunbrody Famine ship experience is one of the premier tourist attractions in the South East of Ireland. Centred on this authentic reproduction of an 1840’s emigrant vessel it Incorporating guided tour, costumed performers and themed exhibitions of the highest quality, ‘The Dunbrody’ provides a unique insight into the bravery and fortitude with which Irish people faced up to a desperate situation www.dunbrody.com/
My parents didn't feel up to going in the visitor centre so we contented ourselves with looking at the ship from the outside (you can just make out Martin & my parents in the distance leaning on the fence)
New York City
USA
The Irish Hunger Memorial memorializes the Irish Famine of 1845-1852. Over a million Irish died as a result of this famine and one million more emigrated from Ireland to the USA.
This was inspired by the thought of the ships that left Ireland for England ...
... the past is another country ...
Saint Patrick’s Cathedral [Catholic] and come face to face with inspiring architecture that continues to attract people from all over the world.
Armagh is the oldest and most venerated of Irish cities and has a long Christian heritage due to its strong links with Saint Patrick. It is the seat of the Catholic archbishop and the twin-spired Cathedral is flanked by two large marble archbishops who gaze across the city from the elevated site.
The Cathedral was built to honour St. Patrick’s memory, the foundation stone laid by Archbishop Crolly on 17th March 1840. The construction of this richly appointed, Italianate church was completed 60 years later. Work had to be suspended temporarily during the Irish potato famine when church monies went to aid victims. Work recommenced in 1854 when J.J McCarthy was appointed as architect. It was dedicated for worship in 1873 but the magnificent interior decoration was not completed until early in the 20th century. The church has been embellished with a lovely carillon and both ancient and modern relics.
As she wakes famine hits the villages. And that as long she walks the land starvation will follow in her wake.
Creidtear gu bhfuil an chros seo os cionn 160 bliain d'aois. Bhí sí ina seasamh, ar dtús, in áit ag breathnú amach ar thigh na mbocht agus ar reilig an Ghorta Mór i gCloich na Coillte.
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Croes y Newyn
Credir i'r groes hon gael ei llunio dros 160 o flynyddoedd yn ôl. Yn wreiddiol, ’roedd yn sefyll mewn man a edrychai dros y tloty a thros fynwent y Newyn Mawr yn Cloch na Coillte
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Kroaz an Naonegezh
War a greder e oa bet savet ar groaz-mañ ouzhpenn 160 vloaz zo, Da gentañ e oa en he sav en ul lec'h a skoe war ti ar beorien ha war bered an naonegezh vras e Cloich na Coillte.
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The Famine Cross, Clonakilty
The cross, "thought to be more than 160 years old (...) originally stood at a spot overlooking the town’s Famine workhouse and cemetery,"
www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/west-cork-town-remembers-fa...
www.failteromhat.com/southernstar/page10.php
"...other governments in Europe were responding to crop shortages in their own countries by acting to keep food within their country, as a way of increasing supplies and stabilizing prices.
The British government, which at the time was one of the most interventionist in the world, refused to do so, arguing instead the efficacy of non-intervention and laissez-faire.
Consequently, massive amounts of foodstuffs left Ireland, even from impoverished areas such as Dingle, Killala and Kilrush, while inadequate amounts of highly-priced, generally low-quality, corn was imported."
www.irishcentral.com/roots/the-spoilers-93278889-237694361 ▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️ "The Israeli government is using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in the occupied Gaza Strip, which is a war crime, Human Rights Watch said today. Israeli forces are deliberately blocking the delivery of water, food, and fuel, while willfully impeding humanitarian assistance, apparently razing agricultural areas, and depriving the civilian population of objects indispensable to their survival." - www.hrw.org/news/2023/12/18/israel-starvation-used-weapon...
La Rábida, Huelva (Spain).
After two months of navigation, they began to be scarce the food, and the crews thought about rebelling.
Tras dos meses de navegación, empezaron a escasear los víveres, y las tripulaciones pensaron en amotinarse.
ENGLISH
On the evening of August 3, 1492, Columbus departed from Palos with three ships; one larger carrack, Santa María, nicknamed Gallega (the Gallician), and two smaller caravels, Pinta (the Painted) and Santa Clara, nicknamed Niña (the Girl). (The ships were never officially named). They were property of Juan de la Cosa and the Pinzón brothers (Martin Alonzo and Vicente Yáñez), but the monarchs forced the Palos inhabitants to contribute to the expedition. Columbus first sailed to the Canary Islands, which was owned by Castile, where he restocked the provisions and made repairs, and on September 6, he started what turned out to be a five-week voyage across the ocean.
Land was sighted at 2 a.m. on October 12, 1492, by a sailor named Rodrigo de Triana (also known as Juan Rodríguez Bermejo) aboard Pinta. (Columbus would claim the prize.) Columbus called the island (in what is now The Bahamas) San Salvador, although the natives called it Guanahani. Exactly which island in the Bahamas this corresponds to is an unresolved topic; prime candidates are Samana Cay, Plana Cays, or San Salvador Island (named San Salvador in 1925 in the belief that it was Columbus's San Salvador). The indigenous people he encountered, the Lucayan, Taíno or Arawak, were peaceful and friendly. In his journal he wrote of them, "It appears to me, that the people are ingenious, and would be good servants and I am of opinion that they would very readily become Christians, as they appear to have no religion." He also wrote of them, two days after landing, "I could conquer the whole of them with 50 men, and govern them as I pleased."
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus#First_voyage
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CASTELLANO
Cristóbal Colón, en representación de los Reyes Católicos de España, realizó cuatro famosos viajes desde Europa a América en 1492, 1493, 1498 y 1502. En el primero de ellos llegó a América el 12 de octubre de 1492, a una isla de las Bahamas llamada Guanahani, cuya exacta localización aún se discute. En el tercer viaje llegó a territorio continental en la actual Venezuela.
El primer viaje de Colón se inició en Palos de la Frontera, el 3 de agosto de 1492. La escuadra colombina estaba formada por las carabelas Pinta, Niña y Santa María. Para el equipamiento de las naves fue decisiva la colaboración de los hermanos Pinzón, que participaron también en el viaje. Colón se dirigió hacia las Canarias y desde la isla de Gomera se lanzó a la travesía del Atlántico (6 de septiembre). El 12 de octubre llegó a la isla Guanahaní (Walting, en las Bahamas), a la que llamó San Salvador. Arribó después a la isla de Cuba, bautizada con el nombre de Juana, y posteriormente a La Española. El 25 de diciembre encalló la carabela Santa María y con sus restos construyó un fuerte llamado Navidad, en el que dejó una pequeña guarnición. Con las dos naves restantes, la Pinta y la Niña, emprendió el viaje de retorno (16 de enero de 1493). Durante la travesía las dos naves se separaron. Colón llegó a Palos el 15 de marzo y marchó a Barcelona para informar a los reyes de su descubrimiento.
Fuente: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descubrimiento_de_Am%c3%a9rica
Next to the "UTV TV Mast", Strabane, Sperrins route, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK
This little traditional Irish Farm Cottage is situated ontop of one of the largest mountains overlooking my home town of Strabane. To be honest I dont know much about this little building only that it is stunning to capture at any time of the year!
I regularly pass it and each time it takes my mind and thoughts back to what things may have been like way back then and how easy we must have things now a days...
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Did you know? . . .(here comes one of my history lessons) Did you know that this time of year in the middle ages could be a time of great famine? People died of hunger with the wheat a month or so away from harvest because all the food just . . .ran out. Or imagine, getting through the whole year (a long time when life expectancy was so short) and have the whole lot beaten down by a rainstorm. Whole villages committed suicide, jumping off a cliff together, in order to avoid the agony of starving to death. (I read this somewhere but don't ask me to quote the reference.) There are parts of the world where famine still happens - we all know this. Our farmers in the UK are having a hard time this year with all the rain - but we ain't gonna starve folks.
First of four MECHs for MECHtober.
"Criss-crossing the globe on his ominous task, Famine stalks his unwitting prey. This Horseman ravages communities and leaves anguish in is wake. Pray that your path is not crossed by this heinous being..."
Memorial by Rowan Gillespie
The Great Famine or the Great Hunger was a period of mass starvation, disease, and emigration in Ireland between 1845 and 1852. It is sometimes referred to, mostly outside Ireland, as the Irish Potato Famine, because about two-fifths of the population was solely reliant on this cheap crop for a number of historical reasons. During the famine, approximately one million people died and a million more emigrated from Ireland, causing the island's population to fall by between 20% and 25%.
Die als Große Hungersnot in die Geschichte eingegangene Hungersnot zwischen 1845 und 1852 war die Folge mehrerer durch die damals neuartige Kartoffelfäule ausgelöster Missernten, durch die das damalige Hauptnahrungsmittel der Bevölkerung Irlands, die Kartoffeln, vernichtet wurde.
Infolge der Hungersnot starben eine Million Menschen, etwa zwölf Prozent der irischen Bevölkerung. Zwei Millionen Iren gelang die Auswanderung.
(Wikipedia)
Murrisk is also the site of Ireland's National Famine Memorial, designed by Irish artist John Behan, which abstractly resembles a coffin ship filled with dying people. The monument was unveiled in July 1997 by President Mary Robinson. In Ireland, the Great Famine was a period of mass starvation, disease and emigration between 1845 and 1852. It is also known, mostly outside Ireland, as the Irish Potato Famine. In the Irish language it is called an Gorta Mór ( meaning "the Great Hunger") or an Drochshaol ( meaning "the bad times"). During the famine approximately 1 million people died and a million more emigrated from Ireland, causing the island's population to fall by between 20% and 25%. The proximate cause of famine was a potato disease commonly known as potato blight. Although blight ravaged potato crops throughout Europe during the 1840s, the impact and human cost in Ireland – where one-third of the population was entirely dependent on the potato for food – was exacerbated by a host of political, social and economic factors which remain the subject of historical debate
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The image depicts a drought where there is not enough food for life to sustain hence, I have chosen the backdrop dried branches which I had to stack to look like a backdrop(it was a tree that dried up and was down on the ground). I picked small flowers that were growing near the area and created the small bouquet and placed it in my mouth to portray the feeling of having to eat something again for a long time(feels like pleasant blooming flowers in your mouth exploding with taste)
This is how I would probably feel after eating something good, like chocolate. Lol
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