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I’m proof of Cork bond with Choctaw people
Claire Green Young recently graduated from UCC with a Masters degree in Museum Studies, thanks to the Choctaw-Ireland Scholarship.
Claire Green Young recently graduated from University College Cork (UCC) with a Masters degree in Museum Studies, thanks to the Choctaw-Ireland Scholarship.
The initiative was introduced to acknowledge the generosity and humanitarianism displayed by the Choctaw nation of Oklahoma who gifted funds to the Irish during famine times. A monument in Bailick Park, Midleton, known as the Kindred Spirits sculpture, serves as a reminder to this day of that unforgettable gesture.
The masterpiece comprises stainless steel eagle feathers arranged in a circle to resemble a bowl of food. It was created by Alex Pentek from the Sculpture Factory in Cork City.
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