RTE has recently digitised a range of archival material (video and audio) related to the commemoration of the Irish Famine from the 1960s – 2000s: below is a selection that might be of interest. Descriptions below are from RTE Archives.
Cecil Woodham-Smith talks about her book on the great Irish famine, ‘The Great Hunger: Ireland 1845-9’ (1962)
From ‘‘Famine Echoes’ broadcast on 18 September 1995, produced by Cathal Póirtéir. Famine Echoes was a 16-part series based on the folklore about the Great Famine of the late 1840s and the memories of it passed on within communities throughout the country. It was broadcast in 1995 to mark the 150th anniversary of the Famine.
RTÉ News report broadcast on 28 July 2000, documenting the John Behan famine monument ‘Arrival’ situated at the United Nations in New York [a companion piece to the National Famine Memorial in Murrisk, Co Mayo, from 1997).
Irish Famine Memorials 