What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The York Irish Community settled in Walmgate and surrounding area from the 1840s having escaped The Famine Recorded plaque organisation: York Civic Trust.
The York Irish Community settled in Walmgate and surrounding areas from the 1840s, after fleeing the Great Famine of Ireland. They significantly contributed to local community development.
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Photo: Keith Seabridge · CC BY 2.0