Irish Massachusetts

Photo Courtesy of Massport The next time you are exploring South Boston, visit the Thomas J. Bulter Park, located along 917-975 East First Street off of Farragut Road, not far from Castle Island.  The park is being added to Boston's Irish Heritage Trail, along with these other  landmarks in South Boston.     The Thomas J. Butler Park is part of  Massport’s parks and open spaces  that offer year-round green spaces to local residents and visitors.  The park opened in 2017 in memory of Massport’s longtime director of external affairs and lifelong South Boston resident, Tommy Butler, acclaimed as a longtime government official and beloved as a visionary community leader. Read about the opening ceremony . Photo Courtesy of Massport The 4.4-acre multi-use park contains a path for runners and walkers that is lined with trees and flowers, along with seating and lighting and bike rakes. The Thomas J. Butler Park is open from dawn to dusk and there are park...

 

  The Father John Murphy Division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in Cohasset, Massachusetts is holding its annual commemoration for victims of the Brig St. John on Sunday, October 5 from 2-4 p.m.. The event begins with a memorial mass at St. Anthony's Catholic Church on Summer Street in Cohasset, followed by a program featuring Amy Elisabeth Day , writer and composer of the acclaimed Irish folk musical In the Midst of Plenty, a production rooted in the history of the Great Hunger.  Illustrations from Across the Sea from Galway by Leonard Everett Fisher,  published by Four Winds Press The annual event is a homage to passengers aboard the Brig St. John, which sank off the coast of Cohasset on the morning of Sunday, October 7, 1849, wrecked by a severe nor’easter that rocked the boat for hours before it sank. On board the ship were 127 passengers from Ireland, along with sixteen sailors. The majority of passengers were poor Irish immigrants fleeing the famine. On May 30,...