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Famine Cemetery (1845–1850)
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Willem VS
May 5, 2026
Cycling
Abbeystrowry Old Graveyard;
A 19th-century graveyard with the ruins of the old Abbeystrowry church and a mass grave for victims of the Great Famine. The place is quietly located by the river and breathes history and silence. A short, meaningful break during your ride through Skibbereen.
A 19th-century graveyard with the ruins of the old Abbeystrowry church and a mass grave for victims of the Great Famine. The place is quietly located by the river and breathes history and silence. A short, meaningful break during your ride through Skibbereen.
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Uwe
August 28, 2025
Hiking
During the Great Famine, approximately 9,000 poor people were buried there in mass graves.
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