Revolutionary Irish Trail

With America 250 being celebrated across the nation and other countries in 2026, New England is creating a Revolutionary Irish 250 Trail to chronicle Irish and Scots-Irish heroics in the American Revolution.

This story is being told through the lens of public art –including historic cemeteries, statues, monuments and battlegrounds – and through iconic institutions such as museums, libraries, government buildings and historical societies.

The greater Boston segment of the Revolutionary Irish Trail includes 19 landmarks, from Dorchester Heights and Bunker Hill to Cambridge Common and Concord, and institutions such as the Museum of Fine Art, Boston Public Library, American Ancestors and the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.

In Boston, there are landmarks to local bookseller Henry Knox, Commodore John Barry, hailed as the Father of the American Navy and Irishman Patrick Carr, a victim of the Boston Massacre. Several historic burying grounds are on the Trail, including Old Granary on Tremont Street, Central Burying Ground on Boston Common, and Old Hill Burying Ground in Concord.

In neighboring New England states, regional heroes such as Jeremiah O’Brien, John and Molly Stark, Andrew McClary, the Sullivan brothers and Henry Knox are honored through public monuments, forts, state parks and historic houses. Ireland’s important role in the American Revolution is also detailed, with profiles on Ulstermen and their descendants who signed the Declaration of Independence. Visitor destinations in Ireland also include the Ulster American Folk Park in Tyrone, Hillsborough Castle in Belfast and Commodore John Barry’s monument in Wexford.

The Revolutionary Irish 250 Trail aligns with America 250 celebrations taking place across the United States and other parts of the world. It is designed to complement various other initiatives that accentuate the individual and community spirit that made the American Revolution possible.

In March 2026, Boston Irish Tourism Association is issuing a booklet of the Revolutionary Irish Trail and a web page with an interactive map of the iconic landmarks. The Revolutionary Irish Trail is intended for visitors, educators, students, local residents and history lovers everywhere.

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