This event has been cancelled as a precautionary measure due to COVID-19. The ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center will hold its annual St. Patrick’s Day party on Friday, March 13, at 12:30pm at their 1 Michelangelo Street location. Eagle Bank is sponsoring the Irish feast, which will consist of corned beef and cabbage, Read More…
St. Patrick’s Day is an auspicious time to recall that before the North End was Italian it was Irish, inhabited by refugees trying to escape the terrible famines of the 1840’s. When they arrived here the Irish met an unyielding wall of prejudice and enmity. The original settlers of Boston, mostly Swamp Yankees, used to Read More…
Put on your green because it’s all about being Irish on March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day. Did you know that Boston is the “Most Irish” of US Cities? Boston is the most Irish city in America according to the US Census numbers. Boston, Massachusetts 21.5% Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 16.2% Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 14.2% Louisville, Kentucky 13.2% Buffalo, New York 11.23% Nashville, Tennessee 9.8% Read More…