The first four are from inside the memorial, with the fourth with the view of the WTC (World Trade Center) from inside, the 5th & 6th are some of the many quotes they have along side the entrance to the memorial and on the outside of the memorial, and the final is the view of the Hudson and New Jersey across the river from the top of the memorial.
It’s a great spot
I wasn’t aware of this before now.
It’s an amazing spot.
It has a rock from every county in Ireland along the walkway as you walk up the path.
Some of the stats and quotes along the wall are heart breaking.
But mainly, I don’t know how they maintain it, but the grass and plants make it look exactly like connemara or Beara.
Edit: I think this and the ground zero across the street typifies a major difference between Ireland and America.
If it was here, we would put up a plaque on the wall and that would be it. In America they give spaces over to be permanent memorials, and spend time and money designing and planning them.
County Longford?
That first image could be straight out of West Kerry. Wild that it’s in Downtown Manhattan.
I visited when I was in New York years ago. It’s really impressive!
I vaguely recall someone telling me a long time ago they asked a council from each county for a large rock to place at the memorial (it’s been so long since I went but I think each county’s name is carved in the rock they donated) and Dublin City Council struggled to find one in the city.
How long is it there?
I was there last month, was absolutely pissing with rain. Felt just like home
I visited there last year. It’s amazing. It’s like someone took a chunk of Irish countryside and dropped it right in the middle of all this concrete, glass and steel. It’s hard to convey how authentic it feels, from the types of stone to the type of grass, it’s like a proper piece of Ireland.
I’d never heard of it before. We got the tip to go when we were staying with family in Pennsylvania and were planning a short trip to NY while we were over and my uncle recommended we go. He was saying it’s not that well known even for New Yorkers likely as it opened in the Summer of ’02 and at the time the news was dominated by 9/11 and the fallout.
I really, really love the 4th photo. The total contrast of the old stone wall along the base with the skyscrapers sprouting up behind it. It’s so out of place!
But the framing makes it seems like all that wealth and industry of modern day New York is growing from the humble little foundation of “did the best we could with what we had and made it work” old Irish stone wall.
Fairly sure there’s something metaphorical going on there now, but I’d need to go back and ask my LC English teacher to know for sure…
I’ve never seen so much Grass
Me too. Found it by accident years ago. A WTF moment that stayed.
Sorry we haven’t seemed to resemble the same people that would build such a memorial anymore. We’re finding our way back over here.
Went there last year during a beautiful day. It’s unreal to see a big piece of Ireland in the middle of manhattan between skyscrapers.
Night and day comments between this and the usual post about Americans not knowing anything about Ireland. This is a beautiful memorial that I’ve never seen before.
I am incredibly annoyed I didn’t know this existed
I’ve been a few times. It’s a mad place to exist i middle of NYC. Americans are very proud and respectful of heritage.. Irish Subredits is far too critical of them.
Could be the photo angles or whatever but it’s unbelievable how authentic (I guess) these look.
A random slice of here in the middle of the big apple
Wow, I’ve been to NYC so many times and my brother used to live there. I’ve never even heard of this! Will have to check it out next time I’m there. Boston has a famine memorial too, but IMHO it’s dreadful. A maudlin sculpture of an emaciated family, set in a commercial area in front of what used to be a bookstore but is now a Walgreens (drugstore/chemist). Actually, I haven’t been down there lately and I’m not even sure it’s still a drugstore. Anyway, NYC’s memorial is a billion times nicer
I go to NYC multiple times a year for work and never knew this was here
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The first four are from inside the memorial, with the fourth with the view of the WTC (World Trade Center) from inside, the 5th & 6th are some of the many quotes they have along side the entrance to the memorial and on the outside of the memorial, and the final is the view of the Hudson and New Jersey across the river from the top of the memorial.
It’s a great spot
I wasn’t aware of this before now.
It’s an amazing spot.
It has a rock from every county in Ireland along the walkway as you walk up the path.
Some of the stats and quotes along the wall are heart breaking.
But mainly, I don’t know how they maintain it, but the grass and plants make it look exactly like connemara or Beara.
Edit: I think this and the ground zero across the street typifies a major difference between Ireland and America.
If it was here, we would put up a plaque on the wall and that would be it. In America they give spaces over to be permanent memorials, and spend time and money designing and planning them.
County Longford?
That first image could be straight out of West Kerry. Wild that it’s in Downtown Manhattan.
I visited when I was in New York years ago. It’s really impressive!
I vaguely recall someone telling me a long time ago they asked a council from each county for a large rock to place at the memorial (it’s been so long since I went but I think each county’s name is carved in the rock they donated) and Dublin City Council struggled to find one in the city.
How long is it there?
I was there last month, was absolutely pissing with rain. Felt just like home
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I visited there last year. It’s amazing. It’s like someone took a chunk of Irish countryside and dropped it right in the middle of all this concrete, glass and steel. It’s hard to convey how authentic it feels, from the types of stone to the type of grass, it’s like a proper piece of Ireland.
I’d never heard of it before. We got the tip to go when we were staying with family in Pennsylvania and were planning a short trip to NY while we were over and my uncle recommended we go. He was saying it’s not that well known even for New Yorkers likely as it opened in the Summer of ’02 and at the time the news was dominated by 9/11 and the fallout.
I really, really love the 4th photo. The total contrast of the old stone wall along the base with the skyscrapers sprouting up behind it. It’s so out of place!
But the framing makes it seems like all that wealth and industry of modern day New York is growing from the humble little foundation of “did the best we could with what we had and made it work” old Irish stone wall.
Fairly sure there’s something metaphorical going on there now, but I’d need to go back and ask my LC English teacher to know for sure…
I’ve never seen so much Grass
Me too. Found it by accident years ago. A WTF moment that stayed.
Sorry we haven’t seemed to resemble the same people that would build such a memorial anymore. We’re finding our way back over here.
Went there last year during a beautiful day. It’s unreal to see a big piece of Ireland in the middle of manhattan between skyscrapers.
Night and day comments between this and the usual post about Americans not knowing anything about Ireland. This is a beautiful memorial that I’ve never seen before.
I am incredibly annoyed I didn’t know this existed
I’ve been a few times. It’s a mad place to exist i middle of NYC. Americans are very proud and respectful of heritage.. Irish Subredits is far too critical of them.
Could be the photo angles or whatever but it’s unbelievable how authentic (I guess) these look.
A random slice of here in the middle of the big apple
Wow, I’ve been to NYC so many times and my brother used to live there. I’ve never even heard of this! Will have to check it out next time I’m there. Boston has a famine memorial too, but IMHO it’s dreadful. A maudlin sculpture of an emaciated family, set in a commercial area in front of what used to be a bookstore but is now a Walgreens (drugstore/chemist). Actually, I haven’t been down there lately and I’m not even sure it’s still a drugstore. Anyway, NYC’s memorial is a billion times nicer
I go to NYC multiple times a year for work and never knew this was here
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