How Does Art Contribute to the Conversation on the Great Famine? - The Wild Geese2024-03-29T10:10:43Zhttps://thewildgeese.irish/forum/topics/how-does-art-contribute-to-the-conversation-on-the-great-famine?feed=yes&xn_auth=noI think art is a great and fi…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2015-01-25:6442157:Comment:1397502015-01-25T13:53:07.013ZJohn W. Hurleyhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/JohnWHurley
<p>I think art is a great and fitting way to deal with it. What I find very sad though is that even today, many Famine graves are left ignored or are treated with a level of disrespect. I remember a documentary that aired about 20 years ago where the presenter was standing by a Famine grave on a beach in Donegal. It was just a huge pile of stones which covered the bodies. Bones were exposed and falling out all over it. It was shocking really. But sadly, that is how the Irish continue to choose…</p>
<p>I think art is a great and fitting way to deal with it. What I find very sad though is that even today, many Famine graves are left ignored or are treated with a level of disrespect. I remember a documentary that aired about 20 years ago where the presenter was standing by a Famine grave on a beach in Donegal. It was just a huge pile of stones which covered the bodies. Bones were exposed and falling out all over it. It was shocking really. But sadly, that is how the Irish continue to choose to deal (or not deal) with it.</p> There is no greater preservat…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2015-01-08:6442157:Comment:1371262015-01-08T16:46:42.665ZLarry Galliganhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/LarryGalligan
<p>There is no greater preservation than art to remember those who came before and suffered so much. </p>
<p>Beautiful artistry rich with color and life as it must have been before the plight of hunger brought its misery. </p>
<p>There is no greater preservation than art to remember those who came before and suffered so much. </p>
<p>Beautiful artistry rich with color and life as it must have been before the plight of hunger brought its misery. </p> I think beautiful and meaning…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2014-12-04:6442157:Comment:1308592014-12-04T13:16:32.692ZRyan O'Rourkehttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/RyanORourke
<p>I think beautiful and meaningful works of art are fitting ways of remembering the tragedy and its victims. Thanks for sharing this with us, Sarah.</p>
<p>I think beautiful and meaningful works of art are fitting ways of remembering the tragedy and its victims. Thanks for sharing this with us, Sarah.</p>