Leprechauns, shamrocks, and all things green

Perhaps if we were living somewhere in the States other than New England, we would brush past March 17 without a look back. But the fact that we do live here in New England, where almost 3.5 million Irish entered the United States between 1820 and 1880 alone, due in large part to the great potato rot, gives Boston and its surrounding states much reason to celebrate one of Christianity's most widely known figures, St. Patrick. In 1737, Irish immigrants in the United States began observing the holiday publicly in Boston. The rest is history.
(Photo courtesy of Boston Irish Tourism Association)
Perhaps if we were living somewhere in the States other than New England, we would brush past March 17 without a look back. But the fact that we do live here in New England, where almost 3.5 million Irish entered the United States between 1820 and 1880 alone, due in large part to the great potato rot, gives Boston and its surrounding states much reason to celebrate one of Christianity's most widely known figures, St. Patrick. In 1737, Irish immigrants in the United States began observing the holiday publicly in Boston. The rest is history.
Meet the author

Meet the author

A self-proclaimed "New England love-it-all," Kimberly Sherman has run, biked, driven, shopped, eaten, camped, museum-hopped, and listened to live music all over the region. Always carrying her camera, she has captured many of her New England adventures on film. She is a regular contributor to The Boston Globe and Boston.com, and blogs about events around New England. Kim lives in southern New Hampshire with her family. Contact Kim