The founder of the National Famine Museum in Strokestown will complete a charity walk of the National Famine Way today, on his 90th birthday. Jim Callery took on the 165km walk, following in the footsteps of famine victims, in a bid to raise funds for modern day immigration. He has so far raised over €50,000, greatly surpassing his initial target of €25,000.
The epic journey is set to finish this lunchtime at EPIC, the Irish Emigration Museum and the National Famine Memorial on Custom House Quay, Dublin. Jim said it was a very different walk to the one faced by those who were forced from their homes at the height of the famine in 1847. Speaking to the Joe Finnegan Show, he said he was blown away by the generosity shown by people along the way:
