Roscommon man Jim Callery celebrated his 90th Birthday by completing a 165km walk on the National Famine Way and raising almost €55,000 for immigration charities. Callery, the founder of the ...

A Roscommon man who celebrated his 90th birthday by walking 165km walk along the National Famine Way has raised an incredible €165,000 for charity. Nonagenarian Jim Callery, the founder of the ...

Top on the list of tourist attractions for many Americans visiting Dublin is the Famine Memorial near the Custom House, a heartbreaking and poignant work that reflects the most tragic period in ...

90-year-old Jim Callery, the founder of the National Famine Museum at Strokestown Park in Co Roscommon, has announced the final total of his fundraising effort to celebrate his 90th birthday.

The memorial also recalls the thousands of people who also arrived in the city from the Highlands and Islands due to the famine, which saw blight devastate potato crops. Some of those who came ...