The 16-foot Celtic cross overlooking Boston Harbor is made of stone and honors the 850 Irish immigrants who died after arriving on Deer Island in the 1800s.

Altar attendants make their way through the bar to the deck for Mass during the unveiling of a Celtic cross from Ireland in memory of those lost during Covid-19 pandemic, at the Friendly Sons of ...

It’s a Sunday before Saint Patrick’s Day tradition – starting the morning with mass at St. Johns Basilica Cathedral and ending with the Celtic Cross ceremony at Emmett Park.