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Boston Irish-American

Boston and the Irish Population

Boston might well be regarded as the capital of Irish America. As a percentage of the population, Massachusetts is the most Irish state, with about a quarter of the population claiming Irish descent. New England remains the most Irish-American part of the country, with New Hampshire contributing a good portion of its population. Other cities […]

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Next Stop Galway – Boston Celebrates Restart of Race

The Irish Waterfront Festival at the Fan Pier on Boston’s waterfront is the final celebration of the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race’s only American stop on this round-the-world race – the weekend kicks of at 5PM Friday – the Race Village closes at 6pm on Saturday May 16th 2009 after the boats leave for Galway, the […]