Irish Boston History & Heritage

Mayor Honey Fitz Fitzgerald Holds New Year's Day Reception at Boston City Hall in 1907

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963)

Boston Massacre Memorial Unveiled on Boston Common in November 1888

Galway ship the Brig St. John sinks off the coast of Cohasset, killing most of the passengers, in October 1849

Patrick S. Gilmore, Irish-born Bandleader, Dies on Tour in St. Louis on September 24, 1892

John Barry, Revolutionary War Hero from Ireland

Labor Day Profile of Maurice J. Tobin, US Secretary of Labor under President Truman

10,000 Attend the Boston Calendonian Festival in West Roxbury on August 5, 1916

Boston Parks Department Created Irish Floral Design in Public Garden to Welcome AOH Convention

Irish Art Adorns the Boston Arts Festival in the Public Garden on June 6, 1954

Cardinal O'Connell, Mayor Curley at St. Ambrose Church Dedication in Dorchester, May 28, 1916

Rare Photos of Boston Legend James Michael Curley Now Online

Legendary Johnny Kelly finished 58 Boston Marathons over Illustrious Running Career

In History: Dan Sullivan & Shamrock Band Perform at Shepard's Department Store in Downtown Boston on March 23

Maud Gonne, Irish Rebel, Visits Lowell, Fall River and Boston to Protest British Role in Boer War

Irish Genius George W.Russell (AE) Pays Boston a Visit on February 10

On January 5, 1885, Corkman Hugh O'Brien Becomes Boston's First Irish-Born Mayor