By R.J. Donovan, Special to BostonIrish November 1, 2023
R.J. Donovan, Special to BostonIrish
We’ve all heard of William Shakespeare, playwright, poet and actor. The Bard of Avon. But have you heard of Henry Condell and John Heminges? Probably not. Yet history tells us that without the last two, we might never have heard of the first.
More than 300 guests packed the Boston Seaport Hotel’s ballroom last Friday (Oct. 27) for the 13th annual Boston Irish Honors luncheon, which highlights men, women, and families of Irish ancestry who “embody the best qualities of the Irish.” The event is organized by Boston Irish Magazine, a publication that is owned by the Forry family of Dorchester, who also publish The Dorchester Reporter.
On Friday, 10/27/23 the 13th annual Boston Irish Honors luncheon honored Irish artists Vincent Crotty & Kieran Jordan, MA Governor Maura Healey, and South Boston's Rooney family.
By Sean Smith, BostonIrish Contributor October 29, 2023
Sean Smith, BostonIrish Contributor
•The high-quality, well-loved and equally well-attended slate of concerts that Brian O’Donovan organized, nourished, and emceed for so many years at the Burren Backroom will now live on there in his name. And the Brian O’Donovan Legacy Series will get off to quite the start on Nov.