http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/Kevin+White IrishCentral Kevin White en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/sidewalks/the-real-fighting-irish---boston-irish-fight-each-other-138560484.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/sidewalks/the-real-fighting-irish---boston-irish-fight-each-other-138560484.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:00:17 PST
Former Boston Mayor Kevin WhiteWith gleaming stars like Matt Damon and Ben Affleck bickering over who has the right to make a movie about that rapscallion Whitey Bulger – you know, the gangster and drug dealer who killed at least 19 people – it’s safe to say we have moved so far away from Boston’s dark past that it looks nearly charming these daysAnd yet, it really wasn’t so long ago that the Boston Irish were at the center of a drama that was ugly, raw and rooted in ancient hatreds And it had nothing to do with Whitey BulgerThe death last week of former Boston Mayor Kevin White, at the age of 82, was another reminder of these bad old days READ MORE ]]>