May 07, 2003

Not like it used to be

The New York Times reports that the Irish Famine memorial has been closed for repairs, a year after opening.

The New York Times reports that the Irish Famine memorial has been closed for repairs, a year after opening. The memorial represents an Irish peasant homestead, consisting of an old Mayo cottage and a small potato field., surrounded by stone walls. All the material was shipped over from Ireland.



It seems that the modern materials used to reassemble the diorama were at fault - the wear and tear of visitors played its part too. It's ironic that the farmhouse stood neglected but intact for well over a century when it was in Ireland, and the stone walls had probably stood for hundreds of years.....


Posted by Monasette at May 7, 2003 08:49 AM
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