Crowds wave off famine ship

A replica famine ship commemorating the plight of Irish emigrants today set sail bound for the United States.

Crowds wave off famine ship

A replica famine ship commemorating the plight of Irish emigrants today set sail bound for the United States.

Around 4,000 people gathered in Fenit, Co Kerry, to see the Jeanie Johnston set off on her inaugural two-month journey to Florida via the Canary Islands.

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