The Charitable Irish Society is the oldest Irish society in the Americas. Founded in Boston in 1737 to welcome & support Irish immigrants.
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The late Jack Kelley was born July 10, 1927 in Medford, MA. He was the 1st GM and head coach of the New England Whalers of the WHA and coached Boston University to back to back NCAA hockey championships in 1971 and 1972. He is the father of TV mogul David E. Kelley.
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Join us 25 June at @JFKLibraryFdn for a special America 250 event featuring @IrelandAmbUSA in conversation with Professor @MaryCMurphy, Director of @BC_Irish_Inst. Introduction from @joekennedy & poetry reading from Prof. Michael O’Siadhail. Register 👉tinyurl.com/d46xc99v
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Ulysses in 60 Minutes Walking Tour 📖⏰
Join a lively hour-long stroll diving into the wild world of Ulysses and James Joyce for the Bloomsday Festival!
For more information and tickets, please see tinyurl.com/yruemcz7
#bloomsdayfestival
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Celebrate Bloomsday with us on Friday, June 12th at Irish Social Club of Boston with the Here Comes Everybody players.
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On May 26, 1647, the #Massachusetts General Court officially passed a law banning Catholic Jesuit priests from the Bay Colony. This anti-Catholic sentiment, based on Puritan ideology, lasted for centuries in #Boston. irishboston.blogspot.com/202…
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This Sunday from 9 am to 5pm at @IrishCultureBos, there will be a rugby sevens tournament, Rosie's Ruck, organized by Fontbonne seventh-grader Parker Vitagliano-Hill to raise funds for epilepsy awareness and seizure alert dogs. More info here:
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Maidin mhaith. My fave building in the great city of New York. An 🍎 Mór.
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On 4/16, we're celebrating Natasha Sumner's new work, Heroes of the Gael: A History of Fionn and the Fianna (Princeton Uni Press, 2026)
Joining Sumner for a discussion of Irish folklore are Geraldine Parsons (Uni of Glasgow), Ciara Ní Riain (Harvard), & Ray Cashman (Indiana Uni)
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In New York, Mamdani used St. Patrick's Day to demonize Israel
While in Maine - which has a strong Irish community - Jews and Irish-Americans gathered to celebrate both cultures
The world needs more of this and less of the "Paddystinian" narrative
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An tUrramach Jesse Jackson ag léamh Lá thiar i 2004 I Chicago! Coinnigh an dóchas beo! #KeepHopeAlive
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Wishing all Christians marking Ash Wednesday across Ealing Southall, a peaceful and reflective start to Lent.
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Brilliant from @fotoole
“A vote to cut off funding to Ukraine is a vote to give Putin his victory… Sinn Féin is no longer against big imperial countries seeking to annex & dominate smaller neighbours – there’s 800 years of oppression out the window.”
irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/…
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Next Thursday, February 26, Brendan O'Leary will be joining us on campus to discuss 'The US, Irish America, & the Irish Peace Process.'
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On Feb 18, 1847, Boston citizens met at #FaneuilHall to discuss the growing crisis of #ireland's crop failure. Led by #harvard's President Edward Everett, #bostonmayor Josiah Quincy + #milton merchant Robert Forbes, over 4,000 people attended, and plans were made to help.
irishboston.blogspot.com/201… @FaneuilHall @dtownboston @Harvard @ForbesHouse @strokestownpark
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Read update from @SBCitzAssociat1 about upcoming #EvacuationDay activities at #DorchesterHeights in #SouthBoston on March 17, 2026. This year's chairman is Senator @nickcollinsma. @david_biele @EdforBoston @REV250BOS @bostonNHP @america250 @NatlParkService irishmassachusetts.blogspot.…
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This year’s Henry Knox recipients are David Casper,Barbara Caputo Kelly,Jerry Galvin,Audrey Nagle and Camryn and Caitlyn Murphy .We will have more info on recipients next week.
@SBostonToday @SBAWVC @SouthBostonNews @caughtinsouthie @MBCreditUnion @REV250BOS @Seapoint367
