Irish Heritage Trail Explained

Irish Heritage Trail
Established:	1994
Length Mi:	3
Use:	Walking, History
Difficulty:	Easy
Sights:	20 historical sites

The Irish Heritage Trail is a heritage trail in Boston, Massachusetts, was created in June 1994 as a way of highlighting the city's Irish history through its landmarks.^[1]

The trail contains 20 sites in Boston, Massachusetts, and Back Bay,^[2] and an additional 20 sites in Boston's neighborhoods.^[3]

The self-guided walk in Boston and Back Bay is approximately 3 miles. It starts at the Rose Kennedy Garden on Boston's waterfront and ends at Fenway Park in the Fens.^[4]

The Irish Heritage Trail was featured on the nightly New England show on WCVB.^[5]

In 2019, the Irish Echo newspaper in New York ran a story on the 25th anniversary of the Irish Heritage Trail.^[6]

Trail sites

1. Rose Kennedy Garden
2. Kevin White Statue
3. James Michael Curley Statues
4. Boston City Hall
5. Boston Irish Famine Memorial
6. Granary Burying Ground
7. Colonel Shaw Memorial
8. Massachusetts State House
9. Soldiers & Sailors Memorial
10. Commodore John Barry Memorial
11. Boston Massacre Memorial
12. Central Burying Grounds
13. Colonel Thomas Cass Statue
14. David I. Walsh Statue
15. Maurice Tobin Statue
16. Patrick Collins Memorial
17. John S, Copley Statue
18. Boston Public Library
19. John Boyle O'Reilly Memorial
20. Fenway Park

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Couple Chronicles Diversity of New England's Irish . Scott Alarik .
2. Web site: Irish Heritage Trail - Boston .
3. Web site: Irish Heritage Trail - Neighborhoods .
4. Web site: Irish Heritage Trail Pays Tribute to Boston's Largest Ethnic Group. March 2, 2022.
5. Web site: Brett . Bill . Airing of the Green: Irish Heritage Walking Tour . WCVB . 14 March 2018.
6. News: Quinlin . Michael . Boston Irish Heritage Trail Marks 25 Years . Irish Echo Newspaper . November 19, 2019 . en.
7. https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/03/11/lead-your-own-parade-down-bostons-irish-heritage-trail/