The Jeanie Johnston on the River Liffey is an ideal focus for a school tour, for children at all levels, with many different aspects that can be emphasized. A tour of the re-created Jeanie Johnston shows movingly what the journey to America was like onboard a Tall Ship during the Famine era and explains how people came to the decision to make such a long trip, with little prospect of return. The museum is below deck and features life-sized figures based on actual passengers who sailed on the ship.