Charitable Irish Society honor Irish work in American Labor Movement at annual dinner

One of the United States Oldest Irish organizations played host to Boston’s first St Patrick’s Day celebration in 1737

The history of the Society is deeply rooted in the history of Boston and the United States of America.  Boston’s Irish community stretches back to the early 18th century when considerable numbers of Ulster Presbyterians came to New England in search of economic opportunity as well as the religious and political freedom which the Penal Laws denied to dissenters and Roman Catholics alike. 

Early Society Members
A variety of merchants, tradesmen, lawyers, teachers, and artisans from Ulster founded the Charitable Irish Society in 1737 with the express purpose of assisting fellow Irish immigrants in the traumatic process of settling in an unfamiliar city and country. 

Tickets for the dinner, priced at $175 are available by visiting www.charitableirishsociety.org or calling 617 330-1737.

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