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{{Short description|Irish landmark}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use Irish English|date=March 2021}}
{{notability|date=January 2024}}
[[File:Famine_Memorial_Fountain_Mullingar.jpg|thumb|upright|Famine Memorial Fountain]]
The '''Famine Memorial Fountain''' is a memorial to the [[Great Famine (Ireland)|Great Famine]] in [[Mullingar]], [[Ireland]]. It stands in a public square at an intersection between Dominick Street and Oliver Plunkett street.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mullingar - The Famine Memorial Fountain and a millstone, recalling the origin of the town's name|url=https://mapio.net/pic/p-9126025/|access-date=2020-06-22|website=Mapio.net|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Geograph:: Famine Memorial Fountain, Mullingar © Brian Shaw|url=https://www.geograph.ie/photo/166711|access-date=2020-06-22|website=www.geograph.ie|language=en}}</ref>
== History ==
The memorial was dedicated in 1997, and features three sets of hand that each catch the water as it flows into a large [[millstone]], in celebration of the towns former industrial past.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Eyewitness|first=D. K.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uDifDwAAQBAJ&dq=Mullingar+fountain&pg=PT405|title=DK Eyewitness Ireland|date=2019-09-17|publisher=Penguin|isbn=978-1-4654-9357-6|language=en}}</ref> A plaque on the memorial reads:
{{blockquote|"This sculpture commemorates the famine and its effects in the zone. The mill wheel ties the sculpture to Mullingar by the [[Colmán of Lann|legend of St Colman]]. The hands are the hands of thousands."}}
== References ==
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[[Category:1997 sculptures]]
[[Category:Great Famine (Ireland) monuments and memorials]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in the Republic of Ireland]]
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Mullingar]]