On April 12, 1847, during the height of the Great Hunger, The New England Relief Committee sent the USS Jamestown laden with supplies to the starving Irish.
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Following the closure of the Quinnipiac Ireland's Great Hunger Museum, in Connecticut, Irish academics and artists have declared their support for the Bord's ongoing efforts to preserve the art collection.