May 7, 2019
The installation of a Celtic Cross was underway at the site on Tuesday, May 7. (Photo courtesy MWRA)
All are cordially invited to join with members of the Boston Irish Community
For the blessing & dedication of
The Great Hunger Memorial
(An Gorta Mór)
on Deer Island, Boston Harbor
Saturday, May 25, 2019
10:00 am on Deer Island
In memory of the Irish souls who, in hope of avoiding starvation, left their native land for new lives in
America, only to perish and be interred in unmarked graves.
Event parking and assistance provided by the MWRA. There will be traditional music followed by light refreshments at the MWRA’s Deer Island Historical Meeting Center adjacent to the site