National Famine Memorial (Murrisk, County Mayo)
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The National Famine Memorial in Murrisk, County Mayo is a striking bronze sculpture by artist John Behan that honors the victims and emigrants of Ireland’s Great Famine.
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Target entity: National Famine Memorial (Murrisk, County Mayo) Context triple: [Great Famine, commemoratedBy, National Famine Memorial (Murrisk, County Mayo)]
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Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig is a renowned Gaelic-medium college on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Scottish Gaelic language and culture.
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Iona Abbey
Iona Abbey is a historic medieval monastery on the Scottish island of Iona, renowned as one of the oldest and most important centers of Christianity in Western Europe.
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Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland
Ballina, in County Mayo, Ireland, is a riverside town in the west of the country known for its salmon fishing on the River Moy and as the hometown of former Irish president Mary Robinson.
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General Post Office, Dublin
The General Post Office in Dublin is a landmark 19th-century neoclassical building on O’Connell Street, best known as the headquarters of the 1916 Easter Rising and a powerful symbol of Irish nationalism.
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Ballintemple, County Cork, Ireland
Ballintemple is a suburban area of Cork City in County Cork, Ireland, historically notable as the place where mathematician and logician George Boole died.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: National Famine Memorial (Murrisk, County Mayo) Target entity description: The National Famine Memorial in Murrisk, County Mayo is a striking bronze sculpture by artist John Behan that honors the victims and emigrants of Ireland’s Great Famine.
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A.
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig is a renowned Gaelic-medium college on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Scottish Gaelic language and culture.
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B.
Iona Abbey
Iona Abbey is a historic medieval monastery on the Scottish island of Iona, renowned as one of the oldest and most important centers of Christianity in Western Europe.
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Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland
Ballina, in County Mayo, Ireland, is a riverside town in the west of the country known for its salmon fishing on the River Moy and as the hometown of former Irish president Mary Robinson.
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General Post Office, Dublin
The General Post Office in Dublin is a landmark 19th-century neoclassical building on O’Connell Street, best known as the headquarters of the 1916 Easter Rising and a powerful symbol of Irish nationalism.
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E.
Ballintemple, County Cork, Ireland
Ballintemple is a suburban area of Cork City in County Cork, Ireland, historically notable as the place where mathematician and logician George Boole died.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish national monument
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famine memorial ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ |
| artist | John Behan ⓘ |
| category |
Bronze sculptures in Ireland
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Great Famine memorials ⓘ Monuments and memorials in County Mayo ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in Ireland ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Great Famine
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Great Famine ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Famine (1845–1852)
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| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
emigrants of the Great Famine
ⓘ
victims of the Great Famine ⓘ |
| depicts | coffin ship with skeletal figures ⓘ |
| designedBy | John Behan ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation |
National Famine Memorial (Murrisk, County Mayo)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
National Famine Memorial of Ireland
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| hasViewOf |
Clew Bay
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Croagh Patrick ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| languageOfNativeName | Irish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | County Mayo ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Clew Bay
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Croagh Patrick ⓘ |
| location | Murrisk, County Mayo ⓘ |
| materialUsed | bronze ⓘ |
| near |
Croagh Patrick pilgrimage site
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Murrisk Abbey ⓘ |
| operator | Office of Public Works ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Ireland
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surface form:
Irish State
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| partOf | Irish national famine commemoration sites network ⓘ |
| purpose |
honor famine emigrants
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honor famine victims ⓘ national commemoration of the Great Famine ⓘ |
| shape | coffin ship ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Irish famine commemoration events
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tourism in County Mayo ⓘ |
| theme |
emigration
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famine ⓘ remembrance ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| unveiledBy | Mary Robinson ⓘ |
| unveilingDate |
1997
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20 July 1997 ⓘ |
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Subject: National Famine Memorial (Murrisk, County Mayo) Description of subject: The National Famine Memorial in Murrisk, County Mayo is a striking bronze sculpture by artist John Behan that honors the victims and emigrants of Ireland’s Great Famine.
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