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Celtic Cross Monument
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Overview
This memorial in Cohasset Central Cemetery serves as a reminder of the loss of Irish emigrants during the Great Famine migration.
History of the Celtic Cross Monument
On October 7, 1849, the famous ship called the Brig St. John was carrying 99 Irish emigrants to Boston when a nor’easter rocked the boat, crashing and sinking it on the coast of Cohasset. These 99 emigrants fleed Galway for a better life but tragically died before they met the shore. The 45 bodies were eventually recovered and buried beneath a Celtic cross in 1914.
- 5 S Main St, Cohasset, MA 02025, 02025
