A severe contrast to yesterday's elaborate Georgian door. While those Georgian houses were the homes of the comfortable Dublin burghers there was severe poverty in other areas of Ireland. The Great Famine of 1845 and its aftermath brought death to huge numbers of the population. Some survivors were fortunate to remain healthy enough to emigrate to the farflung regions of America, Canada and Australia. Many died en route.

This is one of the many memorials in various places in Ireland to the people who suffered terribly at that time.This particular one is by the artist Rowan Gillespie depicting poor emaciated people who seem to be making their weary way to the emigration ships on the quayside near the Custom House in Dublin.
Similar scenes occurred at all the major ports in Ireland.Here is how the London Illustrated News depicted one such scene in Cork in 1851:see here

Click The Great Irish Famine to find more information and many interesting links.