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Photos from the unveiling event

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Photo credits to Tommy Gilmour (Instragram: Tommy_darko1)

  • The upper facade of St Mary's showing a small statue of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus. Above that, two angels gesture towards a gold coloured cross above a gold coloured crown. The building is topped by a bell tower with green shutters.
    The facade of St Mary’s
  • A boy plays the accordion in front of the church prior to the unveiling. Behind him, the memorial is draped in cloth before being revealed
    Oliver Andrew entertains the crowd before the unveiling
  • The monument standing in the foreground of St Mary's, covered in cloth before its unveiling
    The monument before being unveiled
  • Floor mosaic in the entrance of St Mary's commemorating the formation of Celtic Football Club
    Mosaic in the entrance of St Mary’s
  • Painting of Brother Walfrid on display near the altar
    Brother Walfrid painting
  • Paddy Kelly, a member of the committee, speaks at the unveiling event
    Paddy Kelly of An Coiste Cuimhneacháin An Gorta Mór
  • John McCarron, sculptor of The Tower of Silence, speaks at the unveiling event
    John McCarron, sculptor of The Tower of Silence
  • Jane McCulloch, Consul General of Ireland, speaking at the unveiling event
    Jane McCulloch, Consul General of Ireland
  • Jeanette Findlay, Chair of An Coiste Cuimhneacháin An Gorta Mór, speaking at the unveiling event
    Jeanette Findlay, Chair of An Coiste Cuimhneacháin An Gorta Mór
  • Canon Tom White speaking at the unveiling event
    Canon Tom White, Parish Priest of St Mary’s
  • Eddie Toner, Eddie Marley and Jane McCulloch unveil the monument
    Eddie Toner, Eddie Marley and Jane McCulloch unveil the monument
  • Canon Tom White bows his head in prayer by the side of the memorial, preparing to give the blessing
    Canon Tom White prepares for the blessing
  • Canon Tom White blesses the memorial with holy water
    Canon Tom White blesses the memorial
  • Canon Tom White blesses the memorial with holy water
    Canon Tom White blesses the memorial
  • Canon Tom White blesses the memorial with holy water. Behind him, the church is in bright sunshine and a cantor sings.
    Canon Tom White blesses the memorial
  • Canon Tom White blesses the memorial with holy water.
    Canon Tom White blesses the memorial
  • Hundreds of people line Abercromby Street to witness the unveiling, some sheltering in the shade of trees on the opposite side of the road
    The community remembers
  • Canon Tom White blesses the memorial with holy water
    Canon Tom White blesses the memorial
  • Sculptor John McCarron with his piece 'The Tower of Silence'. The monument is made of patchwork steel with the words "an gorta mor" on the front of a tall column. On top of the column, gaunt abstract figures represent the starving victims
    Sculptor John McCarron with his piece ‘The Tower of Silence’
  • Detail of the gaunt figures atop the memorial. Sunlight shines through the patchwork steel
    Abstract figures in patchwork steel top the memorial
  • Close up of detail on the back of the steel column featuring the last verse of Speranza's poem 'The Stricken Land'
    The rear of the column features the final verse of Speranza’s poem ‘The Stricken Land’
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