International Irish Famine Commemoration in Sydney

Puls Polonii & Dr R. Reid
24-25th August 2013

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International Irish Famine Commemoration, Sydney, 23-25 August 2013. Sunday event was held at the Barracks right in the heart of the City. Famine Memorial with its glass wall photographed by Dr Richard Reid.
Hundreds of names of the Famine Orphans inscribed on the wall. Registration of the guests begins.
Gerry Faulkner, the MC. Hon. Bryan Doyle speaking.
Irish Minister for Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Mr Jimmy Deenihan. Dr Perry McIntyre, Chair Great Irish Famine Commemoration Committee. Ms Evelyn Conlon reading passages from her novel
Dr P. McIntyre with Tom Power. Tom Power, former Chairman of the Irish Famine Commemoration in Australia.
Irish flautist Fintan Vallely.
Australian Girls' Choir... ...and their conductor.
Photo exhibition of the Irish Famine orphans who settled in Australia. A few thousand of Irish orphans - they have now millions of descendants in Australia.
Orphans turned Mothers. Novelist Evelyn Conlon with Paddy McDonald. In her novel The book with author's autograph for Ernestyna was lost on Saturday but it miraculously turned out on Sunday.
Irish Ambassador Noel White at the wreath laying ceremony.
Irish Vice Consul George O'Keeffe (on left). Hon. Bryan Doyle (on right) with Felix Molski. Billy Cantwell of The Irish Echo (on left) with Felix Molski.
A photo call for the descendants at the Memorial.