Last day in Dublin

Today it was our last day in Dublin. 

We arrived at Connolly Train Station at 11 o'clock. 

We went on foot to the Famine Memorial. A series of statues that commemorate the Great Famine of the mid 19th century.During the famine approximately 1 million people died and a million more emigrated from Ireland, causing the island's population to fall between 20% and 25%. No invent in history has had a more profound effect on Ireland and the worldwide Irish Community than the Great Irish Famine. The statues seem to be walking to a ship called Jeanie Johnston. 

Between 1848 and 1855, the Jeanie Johnston made 16 voyages to North America, sailing to Quebec, Baltimore, and New York. On average, the length of the transatlantic journey was 47 days. The most passengers see ever carried was 254. Despite the number of passengers, and the long voyage, no crew or passenger lives were ever lost on board the Jeanie Johnston. This is generally attributed to the captain, James Attridge, not overloading the ship, and the presence of a qualified doctor, Richard Blennershassett, on board for the passenger. 

Then we had a short walk to the Trinity College. There, we interview some students on their graduation day and we visited "Turning darkness into light" the exhibition where The book of Kells is shown. During the visit we could also have a look at the Trinity College Library, one of the most famous libraries in Europe. 

We watch some students playing a cricket match while we were having lunch and after that, we went to the Natural History Museum. There, we learn lots of interesting facts about Irish and world wildlife. 

At the end, we went shopping and we have bought some presents for our families.