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New Great Famine exhibit to open in Hamden, Connecticut

Quinnipiac University’s collection to be moved off campus

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KERRY O'SHEA,
IrishCentral Staff Writer
Published Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 8:16 AM
Updated Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 11:21 AM

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Illustration of Irish family saying goodbye to immigrants during the Irish famine
Illustration of Irish family saying goodbye to immigrants during the Irish famine


An Irish famine memorial section at Quinnipiac University’s Arnold Bernhard Library is set to be moved off campus into a public facility. ‘An Gorta Mor,’ (The Great Hunger) will be moved to Whitney Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut, and will be recognized as an official "Ireland's Great Hunger Museum."

The Quad, Quinnipiac University’s student newspaper, reports on the move of the important historical cache, which features 350 books on the Great Hunger in Ireland.

The current collection at Quinnipiac, which has since outgrown its room in the library, is a part of the Lender Family Special Collection. Quinnipiac acquired the collection after a donation by the Lender family. The room featuring the Great Hunger materials was dedicated to members of the Lender family on September 21, 2000 and has been housed there ever since.

Lynn Bushnell, vice president for public affairs, spoke of the advantage of moving the collection off campus. "This [new] museum will house the majority of the collection, which has now expanded well beyond the room in the library. The collection is extensive, and the separate museum will enable the public to visit and view the collection with greater ease and better parking."

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The new museum’s facilities are currently being renovated, but are anticipated to have an opening ceremony in September or October of this year.

Despite being moved off of Quinnipiac’s Mount Carmel campus, students will still be encouraged to visit the historical collection.

"We do envision students interested in this aspect of Irish history, art history, or in museum work which will be able to serve as volunteers or interns when it eventually opens," added Bushnell.

Aside from housing some of the most important An Gorta Mor materials, Quinnipiac University has other strong Irish and Irish American ties. The University’s president John L. Lahey was named Irish American of the Year for 2011 by Irish America Magazine, and the University has close ties for an exchange program in Cork. Lahey will also be inducted into the Irish America Hall of Fame, in County Wexford, next month.

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BrendanDunphy | Feb 24, 2012, 01:42 PM EST
Ciaradexy is proof to the popular and widespread belief that today's generation of Irish are a much less friendly people than in prior generations. In fact, they appear to be downright angry and hostile.

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ciaradexy | Feb 22, 2012, 03:54 PM EST
Where have I put Irish people down? Show me 1 sentence where I put Irish people down.

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ciaradexy | Feb 22, 2012, 03:50 PM EST
READ THE INFO ON THE WEBSITES I SENT YOU FOR THE LOVE OF FLIP! GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF THE HATE FILLED VACCUUM YOU ARE IN! The info is there for you on a website run by the nurses board and the medicines board! You cannot FORCE irish people to study medicine or nursing just so you can fill the jobs! Read the information there and get your head out of the clouds! You assume hospitals etc dont want to hire irish people, the people ARE NOT there to do the jobs! You cannot answer the questions Im putting to you! You have not given a valid answer in regards to my questions! If hospitals cannot get the staff, what should they do? Stop waffling on there off topic. Stick to what Im asking you and give me some solutions.

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awoken32 | Feb 22, 2012, 03:45 PM EST
ITS TERRIBLE THE WAY YOU PUT YOUR OWN PEOPLE DOWN,ITS DISGUSTING

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awoken32 | Feb 22, 2012, 03:42 PM EST
ANYTHING THAT IRELAND NEEDS WE CAN TRAIN OUR OWN PEOPLE DO DO,LIKE WE ALWAYS HAVE DONE,WE NEVER NEEDED MASS IMMIGRATION AN WE NEVER WILL NEED IT,ALL YOUR RUBBISH ABOUT IRELAND NEEDING IT IS SIMPLY PUR AN UTTER NONSENCE,YOU ARE SO IGNORANT,IT REALLY PISSES ME OFF,YOU SHOULD GO BACK TO THE LABOUR PARTY,IT WOULD SUIT THE INDOCTRINATED PERFECTLY

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awoken32 | Feb 22, 2012, 03:39 PM EST
the cheek of you,the amount of irish that cannot find work in this country,or cannot afford to work directly because of competition from immigrants,you have some neck,we have people leaving colledge with qualifications for nurseing an they have to go abroad because they are not getting employed,you sound like bertie or enda kenny there,and in any case were talking MASS IMMIGRATION HERE NOT A FEW JOBS,WERE TALKING THE MANY JOBS ,FORGET ABOUT IT,YOU LOVE MASS IMMIGRATION AN THATS REALLY IT,FOR SOMEONE THAT GOES TO COLLEDGE YOU ARE SO SMALL MINDED ITS UNBELEIVABLE,YOU JUST CANNOT SEE THE REAL DESTRUCTION THAT THIS IS CAUSING THROUGHOUT EUROPE,NOT IN THE SLIGHTEST,I DONT KNOW AT ALL WERE YOU GET YOU BS FROM

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ciaradexy | Feb 22, 2012, 03:19 PM EST
I suggest you look at nixers .ie to see how many jobs are available which people are having issues with filling. Maybe try nurses .ie too. Also irishhealth. com/article.html?id=19025 might be of interest to you.

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ciaradexy | Feb 22, 2012, 03:07 PM EST
Oh and what about our shortage of doctors and nurses? Should we just not hire from outside Ireland too?

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ciaradexy | Feb 22, 2012, 03:06 PM EST
Ah ok, so if Im working for €10 (which is better than minimum wage plus we get tips)and my migrant work colleague is also, whats your next issue? Should we be paying waiting staff much bigger hourly rates? Would that entice people into the service industry?

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awoken32 | Feb 22, 2012, 02:39 PM EST
BECAUSE OF LOW WAGES IS THE CAUSE,PEOPLE DONT COME HERE TO BE SERVER BY IMMIGRANTS,

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ciaradexy | Feb 22, 2012, 02:30 PM EST
AWOKEN!! I am speaking from my experiences! I have worked in hotels and restaurants with foreign staff and my own friends have said they wouldnt work in these jobs! If Irish people wouldnt take these jobs what do you expect these businesses to do? Answer the question! You cannot force irish people to take jobs they dont want!

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awoken32 | Feb 22, 2012, 02:04 PM EST
everything you say about mass immigration is nothing but government spin,pure rubbish,just look at the whole of europe,im not getting into this again with ye,some sheeple are to far gone

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awoken32 | Feb 22, 2012, 02:02 PM EST
There is no lack of staf,the irish are getting priced out of work,go into any restruant an you wont see an irish person working there,an yes if immigrants were having a negative impact in austrailia,they should be sent home

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ciaradexy | Feb 22, 2012, 12:15 PM EST
Mates I went to college with went traveling to Australia and NZ. Some got jobs and have stayed there. Should they be sent home?

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ciaradexy | Feb 22, 2012, 12:14 PM EST
Ok, so you think I make this up. On the issues which i experiences for myself working in hotel, what do you suggest should have been done? Should the hotels have closed due to lack of staff? Seriously, answer the question now.

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