the first irish that came to boston resided in Chelsea,East Boston,and Federal Hill [north end]. before 1840 being irish let alone catholic was very dangerous for those who want a picture of what it was like check out THE BOSTON IRISH by Thomas O'Connor Jim Denning Chelsea,Ma.-Woburn,Ma.-denning-dennen-danin-dinan-dinihey-denningston-dinning- carlon-carroll-dever-cogan-malone-heslin-piscopo-mazzola-martini-farrell-mchug h-farley-grimes-lynch-doherty-SanDanto,Ita-Adargh,longford-Revere,Ma-Wintrop,M a.-sprague- and ever growing list