This is one of my favorite off-beat NYC locations just because of its sheer randomness. While walking to Battery Park, you passing hundreds of commercial buildings. All of the sudden, you see this memorial! The memorial sits on half an acre of land, signifying typical property size of crop crowing families during the Potato Famine in Ireland.
If it looks familiar to you, maybe you saw my favorite chick flick, P.S. I Love You. The memorial was used as a unique date spot!
Visit the memorial and you can walk through a roofless cottage brought directly from Ireland. The site also contains stones from all 32 Irish counties. My favorite part? The land is decorated with over 60 varieties of plants and flowers naturally grown in Ireland – you’ll really feel like you’re in the Irish country.
The exterior of the memorial is covered by almost 2 miles of text ranging from Irish poems to famine quotes, and an audio track narrates the famine struggle as you walk through. This memorial is free to visit and provides a break from the hectic city environment and instead gives you a peaceful walk through true green.
Visit the memorial and you can walk through a roofless cottage brought directly from Ireland. The site also contains stones from all 32 Irish counties. My favorite part? The land is decorated with over 60 varieties of plants and flowers naturally grown in Ireland – you’ll really feel like you’re in the Irish country.
The exterior of the memorial is covered by almost 2 miles of text ranging from Irish poems to famine quotes, and an audio track narrates the famine struggle as you walk through. This memorial is free to visit and provides a break from the hectic city environment and instead gives you a peaceful walk through true green.
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