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The Famine Memorial Fountain is a memorial to the Great Famine in Mullingar, Ireland. It stands in a public square at an intersection between Dominick Street and Oliver Plunkett street.[1][2]
Famine Memorial Fountain
Historyedit
The memorial was dedicated in 1997, and features three sets of hand that each catch the water as it flows into a large millstone, in celebration of the towns former industrial past.[3] A plaque on the memorial reads:
"This sculpture commemorates the famine and its effects in the zone. The mill wheel ties the sculpture to Mullingar by the legend of St Colman. The hands are the hands of thousands."
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^"Mullingar - The Famine Memorial Fountain and a millstone, recalling the origin of the town's name". Mapio.net. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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