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The Irish in Braintree, Massachusetts
Braintree is among the most Irish towns in America: 46% claim Irish ancestry. Inside the South Shore Irish Riviera, its parishes, shoe factories and move south.
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The Irish in Weymouth, Massachusetts
Weymouth is among the most Irish towns in Massachusetts. How Boston families built an Irish town on the South Shore's Irish Riviera, in pubs and parishes.
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The Irish in Quincy, Massachusetts
How the Irish came to Quincy, Massachusetts: from granite quarrymen in the 1820s to today's expats in Squantum and Hough's Neck, with pubs and parishes.
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The Irish in Marshfield, Massachusetts
How Marshfield became one of the most Irish towns in America: Famine refugees, Irish moss, Daniel Webster, the post-war Boston exodus and the Irish Riviera.
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