tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post6691325720016887178..comments2024-03-28T13:41:47.854+10:00Comments on Birding For Pleasure: THROUGH MY LENS - The irish Workhouse, Portumna, Co Galway, Ireland (Part 1)Margaret Birding For Pleasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400663056547331997noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-80241432487575552032018-08-09T01:50:41.870+10:002018-08-09T01:50:41.870+10:00Important to keep telling their story. Heartbreak...Important to keep telling their story. Heartbreaking!DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-86872196068987766042018-08-07T07:04:37.952+10:002018-08-07T07:04:37.952+10:00This post just broke my heart! How horrible! I...This post just broke my heart! How horrible! I knew about the famine, and the migration that resulted, but never had heard of the work-houses. So terribly sad!!!! Mom & I visited Galway on a tour many years ago. This of course was not part of the tour. If I ever get to go back I will make sure I go see this place.A Colorful Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06890388727784255219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-21697683724784219972018-08-07T05:26:10.235+10:002018-08-07T05:26:10.235+10:00Good documentary photos of this sad place. This is...Good documentary photos of this sad place. This is such a hard history. My family lives in the U.S. because of the potato famine. Taken For Grantedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763027485732267570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-10141104688313446512018-08-06T21:57:55.916+10:002018-08-06T21:57:55.916+10:00Hello, it is a sad part of history. It is interest...Hello, it is a sad part of history. It is interesting to take a tour of this historical place. <br />Happy Monday, enjoy your day and new week!eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-36579479803790953782018-08-06T19:58:09.214+10:002018-08-06T19:58:09.214+10:00Wow! That's such a sad part of history. I'...Wow! That's such a sad part of history. I'm glad they still tell the story.betty-NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950300478215339641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-37814358773211984982018-08-06T16:49:36.184+10:002018-08-06T16:49:36.184+10:00Sad to read. Sad to read. rupam sarmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01587185490780760616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-43249569154009070282018-08-06T16:11:26.990+10:002018-08-06T16:11:26.990+10:00Chilling place!Chilling place!Lady Fihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181866510595193667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-18947869822101723162018-08-06T15:23:54.862+10:002018-08-06T15:23:54.862+10:00wow it is a great history, it is very interesting ...wow it is a great history, it is very interesting for me as an English teacherGosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-70924165497033231932018-08-06T15:11:16.718+10:002018-08-06T15:11:16.718+10:00It is a heartbreaking tale isn't it? No wonde...It is a heartbreaking tale isn't it? No wonder so many families resisted going until there was no choice.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1129438419127484980.post-42799377090421053822018-08-06T15:08:05.879+10:002018-08-06T15:08:05.879+10:00How very sad! I hope nothing like this exists toda...How very sad! I hope nothing like this exists today. Hopefully we can all learn from this sorrowful history.Ginny Hartzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329131153403895625noreply@blogger.com