We’ve made it quick and convenient for you to manage your visit to Irish Famine Heritage Sites, with our 'Sites by Map' page and our four 'Sites by Region' pages. Using these pages you can plan your own route, whether you are following up on your newly uncovered family history, or would just like to find sites convenient to your existing travel itinerary.
Suggested Routes in Ireland
Leinster Famine Routes include the option of one or two nights in Dublin allowing time to visit EPIC the Emigration Museum; the Jeanie Johnston Famine Ship and the Famine Statues outside Custom House. Then southwards for a leisurely 225 KM journey to the Dunbrody Famine Ship and Irish Emigrant Experience in Waterford, stopping off overnight at Kilkenny . Enjoy the wonderful self guided Kilkenny Famine Experience, taking an opportunity to visit Kilkenny Castle and Avoca hand-weavers for some ancient and modern comforts. In one day you can experience how the have and have-nots lived side by side during this seismic change in Irish culture and history.
Regional Highlights
Some outstanding Irish Famine Heritage Sites can be found in each province; for example the Kilkenny Famine Experience in Leinster , the Irish Workhouse Center in Connacht, the Famine Warhouse 1848 in Munster, and the Doagh Famine village in Ulster.
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Alternatively contact us for a suggested itinerary.
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