Name State Country Message Date

1 Sean O'Donnell Dublin Ireland July 29, 2018

2 Betty Blanch Dublin Ireland July 30, 2018

3 Michael Blanch Dublin Ireland There is nothing as powerful as an idea who's time has come. July 30, 2018

4 Aoife Darmody Dublin Ireland July 30, 2018

5 Sean O’Riordan Dublin Ireland Some say famine, I say Genocide /Holocaust. July 30, 2018

6 William Byrne Co Dublin IE It is a National scandal that there in nothing of the biggest tragedy in Irish history An Gorta Mor. July 30, 2018

7 Victor Boyle Quebec Canada After moe than 170 years, the "Global Irish" still hold ceremonies, create memorials, lament the loss of life and celebrate the great contibution of those Iish forced to leave their homeland. This story MUST have a permamnent home in Ireland. July 30, 2018

8 CRVGJoseph Molony Québec Canada July 30, 2018

9 Donovan King Quebec Canada Irish Famine commemorations started in Montreal, Canada, in 1859. Surely it is time for Ireland to catch up with a Permanent Stand Alone An Gorta Mór Exhibition in The National Museum of Ireland. July 30, 2018

10 Patrick Short Quebec Canada July 30, 2018

11 Daniel Ward North Carolina USA Hello from 3rd gen Irish from Montreal, Canada. July 30, 2018

12 Veronica Fitzmorris Québec Québec Canada To honour my great grandmother ?????? July 30, 2018

13 Ann McLaughlin Quebec Canada July 30, 2018

14 Miles Murphy Quebec Canada July 30, 2018

15 Daniel O'Dowd Quebec Canada July 31, 2018

16 annik lavoie QC Canada If my great-great-grandfather had not survived Grosse Ile, I would not be here to sign this petition. Let us remember on a global and daily basis and honour the will, the courage, the strength and hopes of our ancestors July 31, 2018

17 Diane Baker WA Australia Hoping I can visit an exhibition like this in time to come. July 31, 2018

18 Pete st john Dublin City Ireland CCIFU ABU 111 ,,, coel gan eagla July 31, 2018

19 Peadar Tóibín Co. Meath Ireland July 31, 2018

20 Maureen Gallagher Quebec Canada July 31, 2018

21 Fergus Keyes Quebec Canada July 31, 2018

22 Mark Hickey Quebec Canada Remember the past July 31, 2018

23 Bill Fahey New York U.S.A. Michael, A suggestion. Mention at the top of the petition the fact that there is nothing in the National museum about the famine and that when you tried to get some items there, they did not respond to your request July 31, 2018

24 Christopher Thompson NY US Aug. 1, 2018

25 Michael Conlin SC United States This is absolutely necessary and right to commemorate those lost! Aug. 1, 2018

26 Anthony Russell Down Ireland An Gorta Mór needs to be remembered in the National Museum Aug. 1, 2018

27 Lynn Rogers Richmond County, New York USA Aug. 1, 2018

28 Sheila Houlihan NY U.S.A. Colin’s Barracks should have a IRISH Genocide tribute exhibit Aug. 1, 2018

29 Bella Morgan Dublin Ireland Aug. 1, 2018

30 Edward Kelly New York United States Aug. 1, 2018

31 James Gilroy Ny United States Aug. 1, 2018

32 Trish Sheppard Clare Ireland Aug. 1, 2018

33 Micheal Garrett Kilkenny Ireland Aug. 1, 2018

34 Derek James Byrne Dublin Ireland Aug. 1, 2018

35 Martin Browne Dublin Eire Done Aug. 1, 2018

36 Tony Burns Ireland Ireland Right Aug. 1, 2018

37 Pat Kenny Galway Ireland Aug. 1, 2018

38 Deirdre fitzsimons Montreal Quebec Aug. 1, 2018

39 John D15 Ireland . Aug. 1, 2018

40 Kristine McBride Queensland Australia Hopefully I will find longblost family herirage Aug. 1, 2018

41 Bernard McCarthy Dublin Ireland It is our right to have. Irish famine history on display in our national museum. Aug. 1, 2018

42 Kathleen Connolly Co. Galway Ireland Those of us here today are the descendants of survivors & such an exhibition is long overdue. Aug. 1, 2018

43 Eileen Maguire Queens/New York United States Aug. 1, 2018

44 Patrick Connolly Tipperary Eire The Famine Aug. 2, 2018

45 EILEEN C HACAJ CT United States Aug. 2, 2018

46 PAULA WHELAN DUBLIN IRELAND Aug. 2, 2018

47 Terrance O'Dwyer New York USA We have no right to deny our past. Aug. 2, 2018

48 William Ryan Dublin Ireland Aug. 2, 2018

49 ann marie coghlan waterford Ireland Although the famine museum is at strokestown Park, a central focus is badly needed in Ireland. This location in the Capital City will provide a focus and gathering point for information and events. Aug. 2, 2018

50 Margaret Brady Dublin Ireland The greatest tragedy in Ireland masquerading as a famine must have a permanent home Aug. 2, 2018

51 Frank Nappe Suffolk/New York US Aug. 2, 2018

52 Ron O'Grady Sligo Eire Let the truth be told Aug. 2, 2018

53 John Harnett Kildare Ireland Aug. 2, 2018

54 Linda Bourne Cork Ireland Aug. 2, 2018

55 Richard Hull Cork Ireland Aug. 2, 2018

56 Emma Hornacekova Kildare Irish Republic Aug. 2, 2018

57 James J. Gallagher New London, CT USA In memory of the Irish victims of the Hunger Aug. 2, 2018

58 William Merriman New York US I support this petition. Aug. 2, 2018

59 Jason Curran Sligo Ireland Aug. 2, 2018

60 Vincent and Mary McMahon Connecticut USA Please honour the millions Irish people who died as a result of British indifference to Irish lives by creating a permanent stand-alone An Gorta Mór Exhibition in the National Museum of Ireland in Collins Barracks. The Irish in Connecticut have done our p Aug. 3, 2018

61 Rachel McEleney Louth Ireland Let’s not forget the sacrifices our ancestors made. Aug. 3, 2018

62 Dan Brooks New York USA Aug. 3, 2018

63 Mick Blanch Dublin Ireland It's long over due by this stage in all fairness its time for them to get there finger out and display a large scale permanent exhibition on the darkest days of our existence as Irish people. Aug. 3, 2018

64 Aobha Blanch Dublin Ireland Aug. 3, 2018

65 Breda Martyn Sligo Ireland Aug. 3, 2018

66 Cadhla Blanch Dublin Ireland Aug. 3, 2018

67 Thomas Brennan Dublin Ireland It’s time to properly recognise this awful time in our history. Aug. 4, 2018

68 Olivia Blanch Dublin 24 Ireland Aug. 4, 2018

69 Michelle Blanch Mayo IRELAND Aug. 4, 2018

70 John O Mallley Mayo IRELAND Aug. 4, 2018

71 Ciaran Blanch O'Malley Mayo IRELAND Aug. 4, 2018

72 Micheál Breathnach Ireland As I the world never forgets .. Aug. 4, 2018

73 Patrick kelly Co. Dublin Ireland Aug. 4, 2018

74 Jackie Hogan Tipperary Ireland Aug. 4, 2018

75 Kieran Tuohy Galway Ireland Aug. 4, 2018

76 Christina Cassidy Galway Ireland This is long overdue! Aug. 4, 2018

77 Tara Tuohy Galway Ireland To honour the voiceless victims Aug. 4, 2018

78 Seán Lyons Dublin Ireland We should already have one Aug. 4, 2018

79 De Búrca Éire Nothing to see here, move along now. Can't miss the G in the room - Genocide. ""acts committed (exporting Irish grown food-crop in this instance) with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group". Aug. 4, 2018

80 Tom murphy Kildare Ireland I agree with this petition Aug. 4, 2018

81 Liza Moore Dublin Ireland Aug. 4, 2018

82 Suzanne Byrne Dublin Ireland What an enrichment this would be to our Museum....not only would it enable our diverse population to understand our cultural legacy but it would certainly encourage tourism. There is a gaping hole in the Irish historical narrative of our museums Aug. 4, 2018

83 Conor Proffitt Missouri USA Aug. 4, 2018

84 Darina Doyle Dublin Ireland Aug. 4, 2018

85 Megan Reid Louth Ireland Aug. 4, 2018

86 James Egan Z Aust Australian Way over due. .. Aug. 5, 2018

87 Cormac O'Connor Kerry Ireland Aug. 5, 2018

88 Ursula Marmion Galway Ireland Aug. 5, 2018

89 Sean Connor Galway Ireland Aug. 6, 2018

90 Rana Bennett Clare Ireland Aug. 6, 2018

91 Rhoda Tansey Dublin Ireland Aug. 6, 2018

92 Emma lee Dublin Ireland Aug. 6, 2018

93 Seán Ó Buachalla Meath Ireland It is vital that this tragedy is marked in the proper manner. Aug. 6, 2018

94 Carly Williams Dublin Ireland Aug. 6, 2018

95 Kevin murphy Dublin Ireland Aug. 6, 2018

96 Fiona Morrissey Kildare Ireland Aug. 6, 2018

97 Gerard Downes Dublin Ireland The genocide of Irish people needs to be recognized, for too long it has been swept under the carpet and proclaimed as a result of dying crop, when in fact it was a direct result of British colonialism. Aug. 6, 2018

98 Cathy thorpe Dublin 12 Ireland Aug. 6, 2018

99 John McCarthy Dublin Ireland Aug. 6, 2018

100 Tara Ni Bhlanch Duinn Dublin Ireland Well done grandad Aug. 6, 2018

101 Ciara Ni Bhlanch Duinn Dublin Ireland Aug. 6, 2018

102 Niamh cassidy Dublin Ireland Aug. 6, 2018

103 Lorraine gainey Tallaght Dublin24 Aug. 6, 2018

104 Lorraine Carthy Dublin Ireland Aug. 6, 2018

105 Brian mitchell Dublin Ireland Aug. 6, 2018

106 Stephen Belleili Dublin Ireland Aug. 7, 2018

107 Jackie Keane Co. Dublin Ireland Aug. 7, 2018

108 John Kelly Laois Ireland Aug. 7, 2018

109 Claudia Donaghey Dublin Ireland Aug. 7, 2018

110 Bella Morgan Dublin Ireland Aug. 7, 2018

111 Ray Callaghan Dublin Ireland Aug. 7, 2018

112 Brendan O Reilly Galway Ireland Shame on you National Museum of Ireland for not having a permanent exhibition of An Gorta Mór Aug. 7, 2018

113 Fiona J Murphy Galway Ireland Yes it really is hard to believe this needs to be petitioned Aug. 7, 2018

114 Mary Lyons Galway Ireland Aug. 7, 2018

115 tsodwyer@verizon.net New York USA Aug. 7, 2018

116 Mary Kehoe Dublin Ireland Aug. 7, 2018

117 Dawn McCartie Belgrod Palm Beach/Florida USA Aug. 7, 2018

118 Mary Thompson Donegal Donegal Aug. 7, 2018

119 Bridie Murphy Down Ireland I want to see a permanent exhibition on An Gorta Mór at the National Myseum Aug. 7, 2018

120 Tom Feeney Oxfordshire UK I would like very much to support the permanent stand Aug. 7, 2018

121 Sheila Houlihan New York I wonder who the museum is trying to placate. Sad they won’t have a special exhibit. Shame. Aug. 7, 2018

122 Gabrielle Smyth Dublin Ireland Aug. 8, 2018

123 Paul Curtis Dublin Ireland Aug. 8, 2018

124 Richard Browne Mayo Ireland Keep up the great work you doing. Aug. 9, 2018

125 Charlotte Blanch Gloucestershire UK Aug. 9, 2018

126 Sheila McDonald Dublin Ireland The silence and denial is being lifted. Aug. 12, 2018

127 Jimmy McDonald Dublin Ireland Over a million dead two million forced into exile for survival, forget them not. Aug. 12, 2018

128 Anna Blanch Dublin Ireland Aug. 12, 2018

129 Anna Blanch Dublin Ireland Aug. 12, 2018

130 Ruth Scott Antrim Northern Ireland Aug. 12, 2018

131 Cllr Mick Duff Dublin 24 Ireland Aug. 13, 2018

132 Claire Loader Galway Ireland It's time to start remembering. Aug. 14, 2018

133 Anne Hollohan Canada Aug. 14, 2018

134 Mary Lambert Victoria Australia As a person with Irish heritage I believe there must be permanent stand alone An Gorta Mor Exhibition in the National Museum of Ireland in Collins Barracks. Aug. 14, 2018

135 Eva Sennesvik Bergen Norway Aug. 14, 2018

136 Cllr Mick Murphy Dublin Ireland Aug. 14, 2018

137 Debra Meyn New York United States Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. Aug. 15, 2018

138 Gerry Larkin Galway Ireland It's time to recognise these terrible times endured by our ancestors. Aug. 15, 2018

139 Anna Geelan Dublin Ireland It's shameful this lack of recognition Aug. 15, 2018

140 Catherine Fahey Bronx, NY USA These victims deserve to be remembered for their suffering through deplorable policies in which food was used as a bartering tool for their faith, in unimaginable circumstances; and they should be honored for their ultimate sacrifice endured as a result. Aug. 16, 2018

141 Charlie O'Connor Tallaght Dublin 24 Ireland I wish to strongly support the An Gorta Mor campaign for a permanent stand alone An Gorta Mor exhibition in the National Museum of Ireland in Collins Barracks and agree that it is time that our Government responded in a positive way to this campaign. Aug. 21, 2018

142 James Egan Edgewater Perth 6027 Western Australia We had our Famine memoral opened last October 2017 by the President of Ireland we were so proud Aug. 30, 2018

143 Mary Heneghan Galway Ireland Right the wrong that was done !!! Sept. 19, 2018

144 Austin Harney Hertfordshire United Kingdom Sept. 30, 2018

145 Maureen O'Connor Auckland New Zealand This is so important - It is NOT taught about in schools anywhere in the world - WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED Sept. 30, 2018

146 Bill Fahey New York America GAXSThere are some people who wish to protect the perpetrators of this horrific event by a conspiracy of silence. Oct. 26, 2018

147 Sheila Houlihan NY USA Speak the Truth Oct. 26, 2018

148 Ruth Scott Antrim Northern Ireland Oct. 26, 2018

149 Catriona King Antrim Northern Ireland Oct. 26, 2018

150 Lynn Rogers Richmond County, New York US Feb. 28, 2019

151 Kathleen Boyer New York United States Please let their voices be heard. Feb. 28, 2019

152 Dr. Mary Foley McInerney Brooklyn, NY USA Please memoralize those who starved even though there was food. The world must never forget this atrocity! Feb. 28, 2019

153 Amy Liang New York United States Feb. 28, 2019

154 Evelyn Finn NY United States Feb. 28, 2019

155 Keith McHenry CA US Many members of my family sailed to North America because of the famine. This is important to us. Feb. 28, 2019

156 Marie Montvilo Florida USA Feb. 28, 2019

157 Marie Flynn New York USA Feb. 28, 2019

158 Michael Tighe Sumter Florida USA Feb. 28, 2019

159 Maureen McElheron New York USA Feb. 28, 2019

160 Ellen McHugh New York USA Please keep the stand alone An Gorta Mor Exhibition Feb. 28, 2019

161 Francis McHugh New York USA Please remember all those lost souls who could not help themselves. Feb. 28, 2019

162 Michael Miskell New York USA Don't let history repeat itself again, have a memorial in place for those who come after us. Feb. 28, 2019

163 Paul McGovern New York USA Feb. 28, 2019

164 Eileen Bardel New York United States March 1, 2019

165 Eileen Filey New York USA March 1, 2019

166 Joseph Kohler New York USA March 1, 2019

167 Mary Ann Boustead New York USA March 1, 2019

168 Louise Volpe NY United States This is an important matter and should be recognized.! March 1, 2019

169 Christina Bowen NY United States Remember your roots! March 1, 2019

170 Rita Kelly Sumter Florida USA March 2, 2019

171 Gerald Kelly Sumter Florida USA March 2, 2019

172 Rosellina Maher Bronx, NY US Never forget! March 2, 2019

173 Noreen Kohler NY US March 3, 2019

174 Thomas J. Mc Inerney New York USA This is long overdue March 3, 2019

175 Loretto Leary Connecticut USA Please don’t let The Great Hunger get lost. It is a huge part of Irish history and the events and laws of the time that made matters worse are relevant to preventing other countries from going through the same crisis today. It’s time for a Great Hunger E! May 21, 2019

176 gerard obrien Meath Ireland It's about time this was remembered and commemorated with the due respect it deserves Jan. 30, 2020

177 Rosemary Davidson Virginia USA agree May 31, 2020