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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, 2025 in Cork City, Ireland. The festival was co-founded by Irish movie actor Cillian Murphy, who recently portrayed the “father of the atomic bomb” in the hit film Oppenheimer. In addition to his acting talents, Murphy is also…
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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 a massive pedestal in front of the chapel at Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, MA. The Sphinx Monument was created by Irish immigrant sculptors Martin Milmore and his brother Joseph, who arrived in Boston in 1851 with their widowed…
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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 Revolutionary War. The Boston Irish Heritage Trail gives a glimpse of these Revolutionary Irish heroes through landmarks on Boston Common, the Massachusetts State House, Granary Burying Ground, Copley Square Park, Bunker Hill Monument and Dorchester…
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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 set afire by workmen furious about the growing presence of Irish Catholics in the town. About a dozen frightened nuns and some 57 young female boarding students, still in their nightclothes, rushed from their beds…
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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 10, 1890, from an accidental overdose of medication. He left behind his wife Mary (Murphy), four daughters, Mary, Elizabeth, Agnes and Blainid, and legions of friends, colleagues and admirers around the world. He was 46. His…
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A larger-than-life bronze statue of legendary quarterback Tom Brady has been unveiled at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA, where Brady led the New England Patriots to six Super Bowl titles and 17 division championships in his 20 years here. Brady attended the unveiling ceremony with his parents, Tom Brady, Sr. and Galynn, sisters and three…
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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 continual quest for excellence applies across all of Massport’s properties. With a revenue of over $1.25 billion, Massport’s mission is to connect Massachusetts and New England to the world and further the Commonwealth’s economic, transportation…
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On August 4, 1718, the brigantine Robert arrived in Boston Harbor, led by Reverend James MacGregor and transporting 12 families from his congregation in Ulster province, Ireland. It was the first of five boats, containing about seven hundred Ulster Irish Presbyterians, also known as Scots-Irish, who arrived in Boston Harbor that year. They had been…
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Boston sculptor Martin Milmore, although primarily hailed as a sculptor of Civil War monuments, sepulchral art and exquisite busts, created statues of two local heroes of the American Revolution. The first is a statue of Boston patriot Sam Adams, known as a fiery advocate for revolution, located today at Cary Memorial Hall in Lexington, MA….
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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 side to fight for American independence. After all, they knew sometime about revolution, and about meeting the British in battle. Here are a few of their names. Major General John Sullivan was the son of…
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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 great neo-Gothic church architects of the 19th century, designed more than 600 churches and 16 cathedrals throughout the United States between 1846-1896. Born in Thurles, County Tipperary on August 9, 1816, Keely was the son…
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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 31 as Samhain, when spirits could visit the real world. The tradition eventually turned into Halloween, which is now celebrated throughout Europe and North America. DERRY HALLOWEENOctober 28-31 Derry Halloween is a dazzling street celebration…
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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 of the U.S. Navy at Charlestown Navy Yard on October 13, followed by the 252nd Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 2025. Described as a groundbreaking oral and visual storytelling project, Our…
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The acclaimed Irish ensemble Solas is a headliner at the 2025 Lowell Folk Festival, taking place in the City of Lowell on July 25-27, 2025. Billed as the largest free folk festival in the nation, the Lowell Folk Fest is replete with traditional folk music and dance from across America and across the world. New…
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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 Meet Boston President & CEO Martha J. Sheridan to join its Honorary Board of notable business leaders, to provide strategic guidance and vision as the region gears up to welcome legions of soccer fans for…
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Commodore John Barry and Marquis de Lafayette, Catholic military heroes of the American Revolution, are memorialized side by side on Boston Common, in homage to their enormous contributions during the Revolutionary War. Born in September 6, 1757, Lafayette was a French nobleman who volunteered to serve in the Continental Army and soon became a close…
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What began in 1994 as a one-time event to raise funds for an historic church in western Massachusetts is still going strong some three decades later. On July 19, 2025, the beloved Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary. The milestone offers a moment to reflect on why Glasgow is readily hailed as one of the most…
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Boston’s Edward L. Logan International Airport was named for General Edward L. Logan (1875-1939), a first generation Irish-American military leader, civic leader and municipal judge with family roots in Ballygar, Galway and South Boston. Edward was the oldest of nine children of Lawrence and Catherine (O’Connor), according to the late Michael Cummings of Milton, an expert on…
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The John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum on Cape Cod has an exciting new exhibit entitled Paul Ryan’s 1960s, a collection from the acclaimed Boston photographer whose worked captured the zeitgeist of a generation. From Robert Kennedy skiing with family in Sun Valley to jazz legends Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonius Monk at Monterey Jazz Festival, and…
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The Greater Merrimack Valley Convention and Visitor’s (GMV CVB) Bureau, one of the 16 designated tourism districts in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, recently announced a new name for the organization and new branding in June, 2025. The Greater Merrimack Valley CVB is henceforth known as ‘Revolutionary Valley.’ GMV CVB was first formed in 1992 in…
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George M. Cohan, (1878-1942), famed Broadway song and dance man whose songs helped define the World War I generation, was born in Providence RI on July 3, 1878. A statue honoring Cohan at the corner of Wickendon and Governor Streets in Providence was created by noted sculptor Robert Shure, who also created the Irish Famine Memorial in Boston and in Providence. The…
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Visitors to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum come from all over the world to be inspired and to remember one of America’s most beloved presidents, Boston native John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the JFK Library sits on a 10-acre site overlooking Boston Harbor…
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Ireland’s first Marine National Park was created on Earth Day, April 22, 2024, as ministers, environmentalists, marine experts and local tourism officials gathered to share the exciting news. Called Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí – (Marine National Park, Kerry) the new Páirc is centered around Corca Dhuibhne in Co. Kerry and unites some of Europe’s…
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