The burial service for 21 Irish people who died ... the remains were from the Carricks ship, which left County Sligo with 180 emigrants at the height of the famine in 1847. Descendants of those ...

Experts have now said the remains were from the 1847 Carricks ship from County Sligo. Irish Famine: How Ulster was devastated by its impact Medieval child's remains found in grave Famine misery ...

In the 1840s, Irish ... a famine that swept Ireland. Robert Whyte kept a record of the terrible conditions many Irish immigrants endured while crossing the Atlantic in so-called "coffin ships ...

THE GHOSTLY remains of a 19th century ship, whose bones adorn a beach in Kerry, is the basis for a book which offers up ...

The bleak discoveries of the Irish Famine dead give an insight into the ... the Great Hunger in 1847 would have traveled by coffin ship having lived in dire conditions at home.

Top on the list of tourist attractions for many Americans visiting Dublin is the Famine Memorial near the Custom House, a heartbreaking and poignant work that reflects the most tragic period in ...