The Long Road Home...
Ag Siúl le Chéile
Our annual fundraising walk along the National Famine Way begins at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum in Dublin’s Docklands and finishes at Strokestown Park | National Famine Museum in Co. Roscommon.
Fundraising Walk
The National Famine Way is a 165km trail, mostly along the Royal Canal, that traces the footsteps of the Strokestown tenants, men, women, and children, who were forcibly marched from Roscommon to Dublin in 1847 after failing to pay their rent. From Dublin, they boarded ships to Liverpool before continuing on to North America on board some of the most worst coffin ships of the time. Tragically, many did not survive the journey and are remembered as the “Missing 1490.”
For the past three years, we have walked the route in reverse, from Dublin to Roscommon symbolising our work in helping Irish emigrants return home as well as to raise funds to support our work. Each step along this trail is both a tribute to the resilience of those who left Ireland and a commitment from Safe Home Ireland to support those who want to return home.
This annual fundraising walk not only helps to raise funds but also raises Safe Home’s profile, through significant media coverage and partnerships with key stakeholders, including EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum , The National Famine Way and The National Famine Museum Strokestown Park.
In 2026, we will walk the route over the weekend of 23rd and 24th May
Register HERE
Our 2026 Walk
The walk along the National Famine Way is split into stages, starting at each point at 10am on Saturday, 23rd May and 10am Sunday, 24th May. You can choose to walk a whole stage, half a stage, as much or as little as suits you!
A heartfelt thank you to every single person who plays a part in making this event such a success every year – from the dedicated organisers and determined walkers to the entertainers/singers, corporate sponsors, private donors and all who help in promoting this event.
We are very thankful to
UTS Technologies for their generous sponsorship of walk merchandise over the years.
