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Famine Family

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Artist
James McKenna
Artwork kind
statue
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Map note: The recorded spot for Famine Family is in County Kildare, Ireland; it is a statue. It made the map, and that is an invitation to be curious.

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Andrewmc, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Sheila1988, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Andrewmc, Wikimedia Commons · CC0
  • Shackleton Experience Athy; photographer not stated, Shackleton Experience Athy
  • Mgtmquinn, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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