NEWPORT — The first parade of Irish in this city occurred 176 years ago. It consisted of a few musicians leading a contingent of calloused-hand laborers and others through downtown for St. Patrick’s Day on a march of far more significance than the gaiety drawing thousands along Thames Street on Saturday."They were making a statement in 1842," says Stephen Marino, of the Museum of Newport Irish History.Those Irish, who over three decades had built Fort Adams [...]
Newport St. Patrick's Day Parade: 'a Day Of Goodness, For Everyone'
Tom Mooney, The Providence Journal
Sat, 03/17/2018 - 4:44pm
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