Gaeil Bhoston

TG4

4:35 AM to 5:05 AM

Sunday 24 November

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When the Irish arrived into Boston harbour during the famine years they were seen as the underclass and their sheer presence in the city was despised. By sheer numbers and with each new wave of Irish emigration the Irish eventually made Boston their own and have influenced every aspect of life in Boston since. Like all large cities Boston has continued to evolve and change, within that change so to has where the Irish have lived in the city. From North End to Quincy and from Dorchester to Southie the Irish population has slowly moved out of the city into the expanse of its rural suburbs. Here, journalist Seán Mac an tSíthigh delves into the lives of many Irish people who now call Boston their home