René
04-04-2009, 03:17 AM
This is the Jeannie Johnson, a replica of the famine ships that left Dublin during the famine in Ireland 2 centuries ago.
http://admin.clikpic.com/bruuner/images/Jeannie-Johnson-at-Dawn.jpg
The failure of the potato crop which was Ireland's main source of food back then caused untold suffering in our lands. At the time Ireland was under British rule and the government at the time did not give a crap about the Irish. At present Ireland has a population of over 4 million people (including Northern Ireland). However during the famine many people left on the ships like the Jeannie Johnson, also known as coffin ships as many people died on the journey and were thrown overboard enroute to the new world, USA and Canada. Over 800,000 starved to death while the British Royals and Government couldn't care less. They would make the people do back breaking labour for a bowl of nettle soup. Not even food, just water with grass and nettles in it... They say if the potato crop didn't fail, by now, Ireland would have over 8,000,000 living in these lands.
http://admin.clikpic.com/bruuner/images/Famine-Victim-and-Child.jpg
A father carries his soon to die son...
This is why today, with this mass migration of Irish people at these times, our fore-fathers settled along the East coast of the US and Canada and why over 250,000,000 today claim Irish Heritage.
Our tribes span the globe as a result of the occupation of Ireland by English forces. We were hanged for speaking our own language and also deported for simple crimes to Australia, still a British colony which was back then were most prisoners from Ireland were sent. They figured being so far away from home would crush our spirit... but it never did.
http://admin.clikpic.com/bruuner/images/Famine-Victims-Leaving-Dublin.jpg
Memorial of people leaving and walking along the docks to the waiting ships...
http://admin.clikpic.com/bruuner/images/Famine-Statues-by-the-Liffey.jpg
http://admin.clikpic.com/bruuner/images/Jeannie-Johnson-at-Dawn.jpg
The failure of the potato crop which was Ireland's main source of food back then caused untold suffering in our lands. At the time Ireland was under British rule and the government at the time did not give a crap about the Irish. At present Ireland has a population of over 4 million people (including Northern Ireland). However during the famine many people left on the ships like the Jeannie Johnson, also known as coffin ships as many people died on the journey and were thrown overboard enroute to the new world, USA and Canada. Over 800,000 starved to death while the British Royals and Government couldn't care less. They would make the people do back breaking labour for a bowl of nettle soup. Not even food, just water with grass and nettles in it... They say if the potato crop didn't fail, by now, Ireland would have over 8,000,000 living in these lands.
http://admin.clikpic.com/bruuner/images/Famine-Victim-and-Child.jpg
A father carries his soon to die son...
This is why today, with this mass migration of Irish people at these times, our fore-fathers settled along the East coast of the US and Canada and why over 250,000,000 today claim Irish Heritage.
Our tribes span the globe as a result of the occupation of Ireland by English forces. We were hanged for speaking our own language and also deported for simple crimes to Australia, still a British colony which was back then were most prisoners from Ireland were sent. They figured being so far away from home would crush our spirit... but it never did.
http://admin.clikpic.com/bruuner/images/Famine-Victims-Leaving-Dublin.jpg
Memorial of people leaving and walking along the docks to the waiting ships...
http://admin.clikpic.com/bruuner/images/Famine-Statues-by-the-Liffey.jpg