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"Arrival"
Bronze sculpture of Irish
Famine immigrant
This sculpture is the first
of a series of bronze sculptures to be installed in Ireland Park at the
south-east corner of Bathurst Street and Queen's Quay West, to commemorate
the Irish Famine in 1847.
Between May and October 1847,
38,000 Irish Famine emigrants arrived at Toronto's waterfront at a time
when the population of the city was a mere 20,000. Over 2,000 of
these emigrants settled in Toronto, but 1,100 men, women and children died
of starvation and typhus and cholera and are buried in a mass grave at
Queen and Power Streets besides St. Paul's Church.
To build the Park, Ireland
Park Foundation has embarked upon a campaign to raise $1,5 million.
Ireland Park will be formally dedicated and open to the public on June
21, 2007.
If you would like to know
more about Ireland Park Foundation or give a donation to support the project
you may do so by visiting www.irelandparkfoundation.com |
Outdoor Art in Toronto
Downtown
