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    The Famine Cottages and the corral of farm animals — Dingle Peninsula, Ireland.
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    Slea Head Famine Cottages

    June 26, 2019 in Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F

    Just up the road from Dunbeg Fort is the Slea Head Famine Cottages. Since famines — especially the Great Potato Famine — have played such an important role in Irish history, we decided to stop to check out the place.

    The buildings here date back to the 1840s when they were built by the local landlord, the Earl of Cork. The signage explained that the farmer who lived in the main cottage allowed peasants who were evicted from their own homes during the Great Famine to live in some of the shacks ... hovels really.

    Cottages like these at one time were found all around Ireland. Many, however, have fallen into disrepair and crumbled down, making the ones here amongst the few that remain.

    Reading the stories of the people who lived in these buildings was heartbreaking. It was a sad place to visit. The only bright spot of our visit were the farm animals in the corral.    Read more