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Moved by news of starvation in Ireland, a group of Choctaws gathered in Scullyville, Ok, to raise a relief fund. Despite their meager resources, they collected $170 and forwarded it to a U.S. famine relief organisation. The Choctaw Indians may have seen echoes of their own fate in that of the Irish. Just 16 years before, in 1831, the Choctaw Indians were forcibly removed from their ancestral…

Kindred Spirits' sculpture, Bailic Park, Midleton

Feather Sculpture Pays Tribute to Native American Generosity to Irish During the Great Famine

In the small town of Midleton in County Cork, Ireland, there’s a sculpture that commemorates the Choctaw Nation’s contribution of $170, which is the equivalent of around $5,000 today titled Kindred Spirits. Created by Cork-based artist Alex Pentek, the magnificent, six-meter-tall sculpture is made of stainless steel. It features a series of giant metal feathers that symbolize the feathers used in Choctaw ceremonies. The pieces are arranged in a circle to represent the shape of an empty bowl—a common image for the Irish people who suffered during the famine. Pentak says, “I wanted to show the courage, fragility, and humanity that they displayed in my work.”

(Photos via Mike Searle, (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Kindred Spirits' sculpture, Bailic Park, Midleton

Midleton - Very Rare Der destilleninterne Blend aus den besten Whiskys von Midleton besticht vor allem durch seine Komplexität: Fruchtnoten - grüner Äpfel, Banane - sind ebenso vorzufinden wie süße Vanille Noten, würziger Pfeffer und getoastete Eiche. Im Abgang verhält er sich weich mit süßen Gewurznoten. Jährlich stellt der Master-Distiller Brian Nation persönlich die besten Fässer für diesen außergewöhnlichen Whisky zusammen. Region : Irland 40% alc./vol. 0,7l kühlfiltriert mit Farbstoff Fassart : Amerikanische Eichenfässer Nase : Frische Zitrus und süße Vanille, florale Noten, Kräuter, Gewürze, schwarzer Pfeffer und Eichenholz Geschmack : Komplex mit süßer Vanille, Zimt, Gewürznelken, grünem Apfel, unreifer Banane, Pfeffer und rauchiger amerikanischer Eiche Finish : Mild und trocken, mit weichen, süßlichen Gewürznoten, Gerste und getoasteter Eiche

kindred spirits (2015)

created by alex pentek