Boston's Quinlin Campbell Publishers Issues Guide to the New England Irish, 1st Edition in Spring 1987


Thirty-five years ago, in spring 1987, Quinlin Campbell Publishers, a Boston-based publisher and distributer of books from Northern Ireland, published the Guide to the New England Irish, a compendium of Irish cultural activities, educational institutions, music and dance, media, services and organizations in the six New England states.

The 178 page book included 500+ entires of Irish resources in the region, plus nearly 100 advertisers, ranging from Aer Lingus and Boston College to the Black Rose and Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann.  

In addition, the Guide included essays by local Irish-American public officials, academics, musicians and writers, including State Senate President William M. Bulger, Professor Thomas O'Connor, writers Bill O'Donnell, Frank Costello and Michael Connolly, pianist Thomas Garvey and publican Phil Sweeney.

And finally, the Guide feature profiles of six notable Irish leaders, including John Boyle O'Reilly, Daniel Tobin, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore, Billy Caples, Mike Joyce and David O'Docherty.  

An expansion of the Guide to the Boston Irish, published in 1985, the Guide to the New England Irish was updated with a second edition in June 1994. 



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