Woodlawn's Irish Heritage Trolley Tour
Woodlawn Cemetery, Jerome Avenue Entrance
Sunday, March 16, 2025 2:00 PM
Woodlawn’s Irish Heritage Trolley Tour led by Kevin Fitzpatrick.
Put on your favorite Aran sweater and join us for a trolley tour of the Woodlawn Cemetery where you will visit the gravesites and memorials of Woodlawn's notables of Irish descent. The tour features Chauncey Olcott, composer of "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" and actress Laurette Taylor from the film "Peg O' My Heart".
After the 2:00pm tour, feel free to join Kevin at The Rambling House on Katonah Ave for a pint of Guiness.
Kevin Fitzpatrick is the author and editor of eight books that are all tied to New York City history. Kevin is the program director for the World War One Centennial Committee for New York City, helping plan programs in the city to remember the Great War. He is a licensed NYC sightseeing guide, and has been leading literary and history tours of New York for 20 years. Kevin launched dorothyparker.com in 1998 and founded the Dorothy Parker Society. He’s written and edited four books tied to the Algonquin Round Table. In his spare time he is a WWI reenactor and enjoys sleeping in a tent and marching in parades, things he did 30 years ago in the Marine Corps. Kevin and his family live on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
To learn more about Kevin, please click here.
