点评:We came across this monument when navigating around Midleton on our way to Midleton Distillery . It was noted on Google maps. Had vaguely remembered reading about a Native American and Irish connection some time back and was happy to learn more. We were directed to a small park in residential Midleton where large metal feathers were erected in honor of a gift of money given by the Choctaw Nation to the people of Ireland during the Great Hunger. The amount gifted was substantial for the time and in light of the great oppression the Choctaw people had suffered in the Trail of Tears just 16 years before it was heartfully received. The two nations were forever bonded at this time and in 2016, it was formalized with this homage and ceremonial recognition celebrated by a 20 strong delegation from the Choctaw nation. Glad to have gotten to see this.
翻译:在去往米德尔顿酿酒厂的路上,我们在米德尔顿附近导航时偶然发现了这座纪念碑。它出现在谷歌地图上。我依稀记得前段时间读过关于美国原住民和爱尔兰人之间联系的文章,很高兴了解到更多。我们被带到了米德尔顿住宅区的一个小公园,那里竖起了巨大的金属羽毛,以纪念乔克托族在爱尔兰大饥荒期间给爱尔兰人民的一笔钱。这笔钱在当时是相当可观的,而且考虑到乔克托人在 16 年前的“血泪之路”中遭受的巨大压迫,这笔钱才被衷心接受。两个民族从此永远地联系在一起,2016 年,乔克托族派出 20 人的代表团举行了这次敬意和仪式,正式确立了两国的联系。很高兴能看到这一点。