Skibbereen hosts two Famine exhibitions

Two major art exhibitions that commemorate the Famine have gone on display in Skibbereen, West Cork.

One is a sculpture dedicated to more than 100 girls who fled the Great Hunger to settle in Australia; the other an extensive collection of works featuring some of Ireland’s most famous artists.

Coming Home: Art and the Great Hunger, the world’s largest collection of Famine-related art, has been launched at a reception at Uillinn, West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen.