Famine Commemoration Events, Toronto
Below are photographs of the Famine Commemoration Event which took place in Ireland Park, Toronto on Saturday 9 May 2009. These photographs are provided courtesy of William C. Smith and Irish Connections Canada

 

 

 

 

 

Minister Ó Cuív and RCMP Officer Terry Russel 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fergus Tyrrell, Dave Underwood, Minister Éamon Ó Cuív & Finbarr Sheehan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toronto Councillor Adam Vaughan, RCMP Officer Terry Russel, Minister Éamon Ó Cuív , Robert G. Kearns Chairman, Ireland Park Foundation, Declan Kelly, the Ambassador of Ireland to Canada & Jonathan M. Kearns, The Architect and Partner with Kearns Mancini Architects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minister Ó Cuív and RCMP Officer Terry Russel beside The Jubilant Man, a sculpture by Rowan Gillespie

Speeches

Minister Ó Cuív's lecture "An Górta Mór - the impact and legacy of the Great Irish Famine", delivered at St Michael's College, University of Toronto, is available here (PDF 97kb).

Minister Ó Cuív's address at the commemorative event in Ireland Park is available here (PDF 31kb).

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