People from Ballina joined the Mayors of Ballina and Drogheda early this afternoon at Belleek Wood, Ballina to remember those who left Ballina and other locations in the West of Ireland during the Great Famine to travel on foot in many cases to Drogheda Port to leave Ireland.
The Mayor of Ballina, Councillor Peter Clarke, presented a young oak tree to Drogheda Mayor, Councillor Kevin Callan. This tree is being brought back to Drogheda where it will be planted on Sunday 13 May during the National Famine Commemoration Ceremony as a permanent reminder of a moment in history shared by the two towns.
This picture shows some of the young people who met the two Mayors and joined in the walk which included a talk on Famine History and also collected some important funds for Gorta to help in the fight against modern famine in Africa.
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