Irish Memorial

Beautiful sculpture depicting the Irish famine known as The Great Hunger. Many of the Irish boldly took to the seas to travel to America in hopes of finding a better chance at life and opportunities.

The statue is quite poignant and the artist did a fantastic job depicting both the face of burden and celebration among pride.

I hope to update this review with additional photos of all sides of the sculpture. There is much more to this work.

A real interesting & impressive monument/memorial about the Irish emigrants.
It's relatively inconspicuous, but once you have found it, you will be enthralled by its fascinating appearance and great design.
Around the monument you will find a lot of plates which explain the corresponding history behind the gorgeous artwork.

So beautiful and amazing. It's so real looking . The sadness in there eyes just want to make you cry

This tribute park includes both tributes to those from Irish and Scottish immigrants. It’s fitting since the sculptor who did the William Penn statue on top of city hall building was of Scottish decent. The park and presentation of art/statues is very well done. Is located next to a small little dog park and is very well located being close to River Rink park and City Tavern and entrance into historical district of Philadelphia. It’s worth a quick walk through the park if you are on the area.

This memorial was well maintained and quite striking. In addition to the statue, plaques contained information about Irish immigration, the Great Famine and other historical details. The Memorial is well placed next to the river allowing for the open river to the East and Center City to the West. However, it's not as serene because of the nearby highways. Anyone with Irish ancestry should stop by to pay a moment of respect.