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The 71st Galway International Oyster and Seafood Festival returns September 26-28, 2025 with a vibrant new citywide format. This year,…
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In the early 18th century, Irish and Scottish settlers began infiltrating Boston’s solidly Puritan stock, coming by the boatload as…
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The larger-than-life bronze statue of legendary quarterback Tom Brady is being added to the Irish Heritage Trail, a collection of…
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Did you know that Halloween began in Ireland? The annual tradition originated centuries ago, when Ireland’s ancient Celts celebrated October…
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Courtesy of Hardiman Hotel, Galway https://www.thehardiman.ie/hotel-dining/fathers-day/
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In August 1872, one of America’s most distinctive civil war monuments was being slowly and carefully put into place on…
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Sounds from a Safe Harbor, a biennial festival of music, dance, art, theatre and conversation, takes place on September 11-14,…
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During the American Revolution, Irish and Scots-Irish immigrants from New England played a pivotal role in helping to win the…
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On August 11, 1834, the Ursuline Convent in Charlestown, Massachusetts, a Catholic-run boarding school for girls of all denominations, was…
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John Boyle O’Reilly, the famous Irish rebel who lived in Boston from 1870 until his death, died suddenly at his home in Hull, Massachusetts on August…
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The larger-than-life bronze statue of legendary quarterback Tom Brady was unveiled on August 8 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA,…
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“Going Above and Beyond” is the credo at Boston’s Logan International Airport, says Massport CEO Rich Davey, who adds that this…
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On August 4, 1718, the brigantine Robert arrived in Boston Harbor, led by Reverend James MacGregor and transporting 12 families…
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Boston sculptor Martin Milmore, although primarily hailed as a sculptor of Civil War monuments, sepulchral art and exquisite busts, created…
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When the American Revolution erupted in June, 1775, the Irish and Scots-Irish living in New England quickly joined the colonial…
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Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston, Photo by Elkus Manfredi Patrick C. Keely (1816-1896), regarded as one of the…
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America 250’s newly launched Our American Story, is coming to Boston this fall to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the Founding…
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The acclaimed Irish ensemble Solas is a headliner at the 2025 Lowell Folk Festival, taking place in the City of…
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Boston 26, a non-profit organization responsible for FIFA World Cup 26 tournament preparations and celebrations in the Boston region, has enlisted…
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Commodore John Barry and Marquis de Lafayette, Catholic military heroes of the American Revolution, are memorialized side by side on…
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