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Irish Heritage Trail

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Irish Heritage Trail
Length3 mi (4.8 km)
LocationBoston, Massachusetts
Established1994
TrailheadsRose Kennedy Garden to Fenway Park
UseWalking, History
DifficultyEasy
Sights20 historical sites
Websitewww.irishheritagetrail.com

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

The trail contains 20 sites in Boston, and the 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 (5 km). 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]

In 2025, Boston Irish Tourism Association officials [7] announced it was adding five new landmarks to the Irish Trail, including the iconic Swan Boats [8] in the Public Garden, launched in 1877 by Irish immigrants.

The Worcester Telegram [9] also announced that an Irish Heritage Trail was being developed in Central Massachusetts.

Trail sites

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Points on the trail include:[10]

  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

References

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  1. ^ Scott Alarik. "Couple Chronicles Diversity of New England's Irish".
  2. ^ "Irish Heritage Trail - Boston".
  3. ^ "Irish Heritage Trail - Neighborhoods".
  4. ^ "Irish Heritage Trail Pays Tribute to Boston's Largest Ethnic Group". March 2, 2022.
  5. ^ Brett, Bill (March 14, 2018). "Airing of the Green: Irish Heritage Walking Tour". WCVB.
  6. ^ Quinlin, Michael (November 19, 2019). "Boston Irish Heritage Trail Marks 25 Years". Irish Echo Newspaper.
  7. ^ {{cite web |url=https://irishboston.org/2025/tourism-group-is-adding-new-landmarks-to-bostons-irish-heritage-trail/ |title=Boston Irish Tourism Association announced |date=March 12, 2025
  8. ^ "Swan Boats - Operatic Grandeur". April 20, 2025.
  9. ^ {{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/boston-irish-heritage-trail-expands-across-central-massachusetts/ar-AA1AHs1z |title=Boston Irish Heritage Trail expands across Central Massachusetts|date=March 11, 2025
  10. ^ "Lead your own parade down Boston's Irish Heritage Trail". March 11, 2020.
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