tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1952541843631386815.post2479754665704873798..comments2023-06-12T05:57:54.932-07:00Comments on Chris Brosnahan: London Wanderings #8 - Boston wanderings and local prideAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04491119539410707538noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1952541843631386815.post-52435084691092766542015-07-08T06:53:11.337-07:002015-07-08T06:53:11.337-07:00Nice piece. I'm so glad you found Boston welco...Nice piece. I'm so glad you found Boston welcoming. My family (Brosnahan, Dailey, McMahon, Quinn) has been here since the mid-1800s. The roads, the buildings and the politics in Boston were largely built by your cousins over here. The general proletarian culture of Boston was largely shaped by Irish immigrants. <br /><br />The way the community pulled together in the wake of the Marathon attacks did make everyone proud. It is a holiday around here, actually -- Patriot's Day is usually a day off in Massachusetts, to commemorate 19 April 1775, when the first shots were fired in the American Revolution in Lexington and Concord, near where I live. While the Boston Marathon is running, towns all around Boston have town fairs, parades and re-enactments, which are lots of fun. Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01137698705267725864noreply@blogger.com