Irish Heritage Trail

The Irish Heritage Trail, 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.
The trail contains 20 sites in Boston, and the Back Bay, and an additional 20 sites in Boston's neighborhoods. The trail is managed by Boston Irish Tourism Association.
The self-guided walk in Boston and Back Bay is approximately 3 miles. It starts at the Rose Kennedy Garden on Boston's waterfront and ends at Fenway Park in the Fens.
The Irish Heritage Trail was featured on the nightly New England show on WCVB.
In 2019, the Irish Echo newspaper in New York ran a story on the 25th anniversary of the Irish Heritage Trail.
In 2025, Boston Irish Tourism Association officials announced it was adding five new landmarks to the, including the iconic Swan Boats in the Public Garden, launched in 1877 by Irish immigrants.
The Worcester Telegram also announced that an Irish Heritage Trail was being developed in Central Massachusetts.
In August, 2025, the tourism association announced it was adding the new to the Irish Heritage Trail in the months ahead. Tom Brady's ancestors emigrated from Ireland to Boston during the famine years of the 19th century, and lived in Boston a few years before moving out west to California.

Trail sites

Points on the trail include: