Lá Cuimhneacháin Náisiúnta an Ghorta Mhóir

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Lá Cuimhneacháin Náisiúnta an Ghorta Mhóir is the Irish-language name for Ireland’s National Famine Commemoration Day, which honors the victims and legacy of the Great Famine.

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Lá Cuimhneacháin Náisiúnta an Ghorta Mhóir canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf memorial day ⓘ
national day of commemoration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs National Famine Memorial Day ⓘ
appliesTo Republic of Ireland ⓘ
associatedWith Irish cultural memory ⓘ
Irish diaspora ⓘ
Irish history ⓘ
famine studies ⓘ
commemoratedEventTime 1845–1852 ⓘ
commemorates Great Famine ⓘ
legacy of the Great Famine ⓘ
victims of the Great Famine ⓘ
coordinatedBy Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
EnglishName National Famine Commemoration Day ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
hasCeremonyType cultural events ⓘ
religious service ⓘ
state ceremony ⓘ
wreath-laying ⓘ
hasLegalRecognition recognized by the Irish government as a national commemoration ⓘ
hasOfficialStatus national commemoration day in Ireland ⓘ
hasTheme Irish emigration ⓘ
diaspora remembrance ⓘ
hunger and poverty awareness ⓘ
remembrance of famine victims ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
includesActivity educational events ⓘ
local community commemorations ⓘ
readings and musical performances ⓘ
speeches by government representatives ⓘ
languageOfName Irish ⓘ
mainPurpose to honour those who died in the Great Famine ⓘ
to raise awareness of hunger in the world ⓘ
to reflect on the causes and consequences of famine ⓘ
to remember those who emigrated because of the Great Famine ⓘ
observedBy Irish diaspora communities ⓘ
linked to: Irish diaspora

people in Ireland ⓘ
officialLanguageForm Irish ⓘ
organizedBy Government of Ireland ⓘ
subjectOf educational programmes about the Great Famine ⓘ
public ceremonies broadcast in Ireland ⓘ
symbolizes national remembrance of famine and hunger ⓘ
solidarity with people facing hunger worldwide ⓘ
typicalMonth May ⓘ

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National Famine Commemoration Day → IrishName → Lá Cuimhneacháin Náisiúnta an Ghorta Mhóir ⓘ