Charitable Irish Society

The Charitable Irish Society is the oldest Irish society in the Americas. Founded in Boston in 1737 to welcome & support Irish immigrants.

[Charitable Irish Society @CharitableIrish]

A proud member of the Charitable Irish Society. Joined March 17th, 1852.

[Irish Boston @TheBostonIrish]

#OTD #CivilWar hero Thomas Cass was born in Queens County, Ireland, and 8 months later emigrated to #Boston's NorthEnd. A popular civic, business + militia leader, he was chosen by Governor John Andrew to lead the #Massachusetts #irish 9th regiment in June, 1861. Cass was mortally wounded at the Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia, on July 1, 1862, and brought back to #Boston, where he died. Visit his statue in Boston Public Garden along the #irishheritagetrail and a plaque at The Prado in the North End from his neighbors. https://t.co/awAqPOObfs #meetboston

[Irish Boston @TheBostonIrish]

On May 26, 1647, the #Massachusetts General Court officially passed a law banning Catholic Jesuit priests from the Bay Colony. This anti-Catholic sentiment, based on Puritan ideology, lasted for centuries in #Boston. https://t.co/nhsxi7Nns1

[Tyler McManus @TylerBMcManus15]

This Sunday from 9 am to 5pm at @IrishCultureBos, there will be a rugby sevens tournament, Rosie's Ruck, organized by Fontbonne seventh-grader Parker Vitagliano-Hill to raise funds for epilepsy awareness and seizure alert dogs. More info here:
https://t.co/t2AxAqqtNs

[Charitable Irish Society @CharitableIrish]

Bloomsday Celebration at the Irish Social Club of West Roxbury on June 12th! 7PM!

https://t.co/BehvYLwjJn

$20 Tickets in advance, $25 at the door.

See you there...@MatRyanELATeach ? @jimfoley? @conroyherald?

[Charitable Irish Society @CharitableIrish]

CIS: Memorial Remembrance Ceremony and Luncheon
May 22 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
$70

On Friday, May 22, 2026 at 12 Noon, in advance of Memorial Day, the Charitable Irish Society will assemble at the Old Granary Burying Ground on Tremont Street in Boston

[Charitable Irish Society @CharitableIrish]

Fenway Park was built by Charles Logue who joined Charitable Irish Society on March 17th, 1912.

[Fenway Park @fenwaypark]

Our big day!

[Charitable Irish Society @CharitableIrish]

Charitable Irish Boston: Irish Sunday at McMullen Museum Yeats exhibition program, tours, and reception

RSVP form: https://t.co/4B8vzOrJls

[Máirtín Ó Muilleoir @newbelfast]

Maidin mhaith. My fave building in the great city of New York. An 🍎 Mór.

[Charitable Irish Society @CharitableIrish]

Charitable Irish Boston: Irish Sunday at McMullen Museum
Yeats exhibition program, tours, and reception

RSVP form: https://t.co/4B8vzOrJls

[Charitable Irish Society @CharitableIrish]

@jimfoley @OldNewYork1664 We are the oldest Irish organization in the Americas and our founders were Protestants from Ulster. Catholics were not allowed to join at first.

We are widely credited with the first St. Patrick’s celebration in 1737 though some have argued it should be considered St. Augustine.

[Irish Studies at Boston College @BCIrishStudies]

On 4/16, we're celebrating Natasha Sumner's new work, Heroes of the Gael: A History of Fionn and the Fianna (Princeton Uni Press, 2026)

Joining Sumner for a discussion of Irish folklore are Geraldine Parsons (Uni of Glasgow), Ciara Ní Riain (Harvard), & Ray Cashman (Indiana Uni)

[Charitable Irish Society @CharitableIrish]

Joined the Charitable Irish Society on March 17th, 1911.

[Irish Boston @TheBostonIrish]

With @RedSox 2026 home opener on Friday, April 3, sincere shout-out to Charles E. Logue, the #Irish immigrant from #Derry who built @fenwaypark back in 1912. Described by writer #JohnUpdike as "a lyric little bandbox of a park," #fenwaypark is one of America's most beloved landmarks. It is part of Boston's #IrishHeritageTrail, a trail of public landmarks celebrating the #BostonIrish. https://t.co/9Gc8Kr3uJq #meetboston @FenwaySportsMgt @HelloGreenway @RedSoxFund @Derryvisitor

[Charitable Irish Society @CharitableIrish]

@genxbaptist @commie_trucker We were second. Charitable Scots was first, beat us by about 20 years or so.

[Charitable Irish Society @CharitableIrish]

I like this guy....

[Mike Potier @reopotier]

Happy St. Patrick's Day! ☘️

On March 17th, 1737, more than two dozen Presbyterians who emigrated from the north of Ireland gathered to honor St. Patrick and form the Charitable Irish Society to assist distressed Irishmen in the city.

#StPatricksDay #Holiday

[Charitable Irish Society @CharitableIrish]

Special deal for Members of the Charitable Irish Society....

Join CIS today for free tickets to Here Comes Everybody's performance of "The Weir".
https://t.co/10wbLBue7F

Existing Members get a 25% Discount:
https://t.co/XjYchxRog6

[Charitable Irish Society @CharitableIrish]

Special deal for Members of the Charitable Irish Society....

Join CIS today for free tickets to Here Comes Everybody's performance of "The Weir".
https://t.co/VAJNt6wP73

Existing Members get a 25% Discount:
https://t.co/3CFv3UH7gz

[Charitable Irish Society @CharitableIrish]

Special deal for Members of the Charitable Irish Society....

Join CIS today for free tickets to Here Comes Everybody's performance of "The Weir".
https://t.co/VAJNt6wP73

Existing Members get a 25% Discount:
https://t.co/3CFv3UH7gz

[Charitable Irish Society @CharitableIrish]

Charitable Irish Society Dinner and Author's Talk.

Thursday April 16th 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

$100.00

Format: The event begins with a cocktail reception, followed by the author's talk and dinner in the Club's Oak Room

https://t.co/VRLh7hS3KR

[Charitable Irish Society @CharitableIrish]

Miss Massachusetts Khailah Griffin and Mayor Wu at our 289th Anniversary St. Patrick's Day Party.

[Charitable Irish Society @CharitableIrish]

It's not a party until the boys from the @NoFameGames show up!!!!!

[Charitable Irish Society @CharitableIrish]

@NoFameGames It isn't a party unless the boys from the No Fame Games are there!