Sunday 30 August 2015

Philadelphia: Irish Memorial

Philadelphia Irish Memorial Aug 15 (4)

From the Gaslight Restaurant we headed to the harbour area. On the way we stopped off to see the Irish Memorial, a substantial piece of work and very lifelike. In the nineteenth century in particular, Ireland saw massive emigration, though not just to the US. Lots of people in the UK are descended from the Irish who moved to the mainland. Nevertheless, the importance of Irish immigration into the USA is marked by this memorial.

Philadelphia Irish Memorial Aug 15 (2)

Philadelphia Irish Memorial Aug 15 (1)

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