Connacht

Connacht Information

Connacht is the western most province of Ireland. It is the least populated region in Ireland, largely due to the effects of the Famine itself. Connacht was the region most effected by the Irish Famine; this was due to the area being primarily populated by Catholic Irish -speaking tenants whom were evicted upon the successive failure of harvests as their landlords simply fled the area during the hard times. This large concentration of Catholics in Connacht, was due to their being forcefully moved to Connacht by the Cromwellian Land Confiscations. The loss of life in Connacht greatly damaged the Irish language and it's culture overall.

Counties of Connacht

Galway

Irish Workhouse Centre, Portumna
Famine Ship Memorial, Salthill
Loughrea Workhouse (Now HSE Medical Centre)

Leitrim

The famine Attic Experience, at former Carrick on Shannon Workhouse (Historical Society) now St Patrick's Hospital.
The Great Famine Garden of Remembrance & Famine Memorial Graveyard, rear of St. Patrick's Hospital, Carrick on Shannon

Mayo

National Famine Memorial, Murrisk Millennium Peace Park; Coffin ship sculpture by John Behan

The Lost Valley
Celia Griffin Memorial Park, Claddagh
Doolough Tragedy Walk and memorial monument- Louisburgh to Delphi Lodge route of annual famine walk
Deserted famine era village at Slievemore, Achill Island

Roscommon

National Famine Museum, Strokestown www.strokestownpark.ie

Sligo

Delphi Lodge (Annual famine walk)
Faoin Sceach monument and graveyard gates at St. John's Hospital
Famine Graveyard Tour access through Sligo Tourism 2000 d.
Famine Family memorial inscribed statue by Niall Bruton
Quayside famine memorial to 30,000 emigrated