Irish Famine Memorial

Irish Famine Memorial is a sculpture garden Downtown Boston Boston located in United States.

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  • Phone

    (781) 849-4444

  • Website

    boston.com/famine

  • Type

    Sculpture Garden

Address

15 School St (at Washington St.) Boston , MA 02108 United States

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Guy

Located across the street from the Old Corner Bookstore , this memorial depicts the suffering of 100,000 Irish refugees who came to Boston & eventually rose up to solidify their culture in Boston. Read more

Jon Darveau

The irony of the sign that says "Respect the memorial, dont feed the birds" is awesome

IWalked Audio Tours

Part of another walking trail in Boston (Irish Heritage Trail ). Depicts family pre- and post arrival to America during Great Potato Famine. Read the 8 plaques around the plaza or read more in our blog Read more

Karen

This memorial is so heartbreaking to see. Absolutely cannot overlook it when walking by it.

PhillyO L

Beautiful memorial of a terrible catastrophe that struck Ireland in 1845. Thank you Boston! Never forget!

Nick Sayers

Look for the Japanese dude feeding birds right above the "no feeding birds sign."

Ovgu C. O.

Impressive memorial. Don't miss it.

Brian Masi

Now a favored place of pigeons for pooping.

Douglas Williams

Great place to people watch . Just watch out for the pigeons .

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