Gerard McCarthy's Posts - The Wild Geese2024-03-28T08:51:54ZGerard McCarthyhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/GerardMcCarthy387https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/68536608?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://thewildgeese.irish/profiles/blog/feed?user=3te27qdeyrrvb&xn_auth=noIrish Potato Famine Coffin Carriertag:thewildgeese.irish,2018-04-19:6442157:BlogPost:2310112018-04-19T18:30:00.000ZGerard McCarthyhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/GerardMcCarthy387
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/84722666?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/84722666?profile=RESIZE_480x480" style="padding: 2px;" width="400"></img></a> <strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">T</span>his original 19th century coffin carrier played a vital role during the Irish Potato Famine (1845 to 1852).</strong></p>
<p>The body of a person who died in the workhouse was placed in a coffin and brought to their final resting place on the coffin carrier.</p>
<p>Some workhouses found a way to cut costs by using a sliding coffin…</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/84722666?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="400" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/84722666?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="400" class="align-left" style="padding: 2px;"/></a><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">T</span>his original 19th century coffin carrier played a vital role during the Irish Potato Famine (1845 to 1852).</strong></p>
<p>The body of a person who died in the workhouse was placed in a coffin and brought to their final resting place on the coffin carrier.</p>
<p>Some workhouses found a way to cut costs by using a sliding coffin which included a hinged door. Once the burial took place, the body would drop out while the coffin could be lifted from the grave and used for the next victim.</p>
<p>This coffin carrier will be on display at the Irish Potato Famine exhibition in Stephen's Green Shopping Centre, Dublin between May 14th and September 30th 2018.</p>
<p>See <a href="http://www.theirishpotatofamine.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Irish Famine Exhibition</a> for details.</p>
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