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“Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” If you’re a Roman Catholic, funny and relatively conservative slant, then this is for you.

"Growing Up Poor in Irish Boston” is a podcast series, colored with humor, nostalgia and pathos. It’s about a Boston tenement kid, born in 1939, clawing his way out of poverty by being hard-working, creative, persistent, entrepreneurial and by taking risks often. There are also stories of my later life in Boston, Cambridge and New England. If you like old Boston stories or Irish-American stories or old Cambridge stories, this is your podcast. If you like Pull-Yourself-Up-By-The-Bootstrap type

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Episode 146 Murphy, the Foodie & Old Boston Greek Diners

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2026/01/05

Send us a text Episode 146 Murphy, the Foodie & Old Boston Greek Diners. In the early 20th Century most Greek restaurants were located in South Cove near Kneeland St. The area became known as "Greektown", not far from "Chinatown". Lots of foodie info in this one. We Hibernians should thank our Greek friends for educating our dull and unrefined palates. Support the show

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Episode 139 WB Yeats & Should All Irish Folks Like...

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2026/01/02

Send us a text Episode 139 WB Yeats & Should All Irish Folks Like Poetry? Yes or No? I am 100% Hibernian and therefore expected to love poetry but until recently I did not. Poetry seemed to me to be pompous and an "only us smart guys get it" type of contest. Yeats has changed my mind. Support the show

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9:34

Episode 137 In the 1950s Boston, What Was It Like to...

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2026/01/02

Send us a text Episode 137 In the `1950s, What Was It Like to Live in a Tenement? All the nasty details about living, crammed into a Boston Three Decker with 8 other family members in the 1950s. 800 sq. feet, vermin, no hot water, no phone. no car, no space but a wonderful family. Support the show

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6:47

Episode 136 Irish Songs & "Back Home in Derry" & The...

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2026/01/01

Send us a text Episode 136 Irish Songs & "Back Home in Derry" & The Rest of the Story This one is about the Long Kesh Prison in Northern Ireland and the Provisional IRA's hero & poet, Bobby Sands who died in a Brirish jail during a late 20th Century hunger strike. Support the show

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2:16

Trailer for my Irish Songs Subseries

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2026/01/01

Send us a text Trailer for my Irish Songs Subseries This is an announcement of my Irish Songs Subseries featuring many Old Country songs, the history, who wrote them and other details plus a cappella singing. Support the show

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9:51

Episode 127 "Is That All There Is" & Giving the...

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2025/12/28

Send us a text Episode 127 "Is That All There Is" & Giving the Finger to the World. Today in 2026 we see every system; education, work, pensions and healthcare is calibrated for the 20th Century lifespan. But we are living in the 21st Century and with 30 extra years of possible life. It's absurd and I take it apart in this episode. Support the show

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8:16

Episode 135 Irish Songs & "The Auld Triangle" & The...

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2025/12/27

Send us a text Episode 135 Irish Songs & "The Auld Triangle" & The Rest of the Story. A classic Irish Rebel song with Dublin and the IRA, Croke Park, Montjoy Jail and the Royal Canal as participants. Support the show

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7:05

Repurp Episode 18 Getting Expelled from College, The...

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2025/12/22

Send us a text Repurp Episode 18 Getting Expelled from College, The Mob & Gambling. This one spells out how my entrepreneurial actions involving the Boston Mafia and gambling caused my college expulsion. It also shows how knowing the right politician can get you out of trouble. Support the show

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7:16

Episode 132 Irish Songs & Mrs. Murphy's Chowder & The...

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2025/12/20

Send us a text “Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy’s Chowder” became a popular song notably through Bing Crosby’s 1945 version which was a hit and tied the song to St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.The song appeared in movies and was recorded by many artists. Its lyrics were sometimes edited to tone down supposed ethnic slurs like “mick.” By the way, there were other so-called, Irish racial slurs, among them such as Bog walkers and Harps. Don’t you think those were pretty mild slurs? Support ...

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7:36

Episode 123 The IRS & Murphy's Comedy Club

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2025/12/20

Send us a text Episode 123 The IRS & Murphy's Comedy Club. Jokes about my favorite relative, Paddy Murphy and the IRS. Support the show

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7:44

Episode 122 Irish Songs & "Only Our Rivers Run Free"...

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2025/12/18

Send us a text Episode 122 Irish Songs & "Only Our Rivers Run Free" & The Rest of the Story. This song is an anthem of Irish nationalism and justice for Catholics. It laments the British Domination before the nation got its independence. Mickey MacConnell, the author compares the Irish rivers running free without borders and the Brit imposed North and South of Ireland's lack of freedom and equality. Support the show

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14:25

Episode 124 Irish Songs & "Song for Ireland" & The...

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2025/12/17

Send us a text Episode 124 Irish Songs & "Song for Ireland" & The Rest of the Story. "Song for Ireland" is a classic. It tells the story of an Irishman who leaves his home and travels the world but he can not escape the memories of his beloved Ireland. A description of the beautiful west of Ireland is included. Support the show

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Repurp Episode 5B 12 Year Old Delinquents & Fenway...

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2025/12/16

Send us a text Repurp Episode 5B 12 Year Old Delinquents & Fenway Park Scamming. One of my many moneymaking gigs, involved Fenway Park and the Red Sox. The father of Basil Iliopoulos, one of my pals, owned a diner on Brookline Avenue, just down from Fenway Park. Basil worked part time at the diner. He told us about a car-parking scheme, that we could pull off near Fenway. Mickey Mickle later to become a notorious Cambridge bookie, Basil, Deacon Donahue dead at 22 from a mob hit and I, fou...

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Repurp Episode 49 My 1957 Quincy Market Wildcat Strike

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2025/12/15

Send us a text Repurp Episode 49 My 1957 Quincy Market Wildcat Strike. When I was 17 and working as a driver salesman for a Quincy Market meat packer, I was surpised by a wildcat strike by the sausage makers. I had begun to load my truck with my previously ordered 10 pound boxes of frankfurters. After I had loaded my truck, breaking through the picket line many times to do so, I went back inside to sign off on my load and get my sales book and written orders. The sales book was about 10” x 12...

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Episode 130 Irish Songs & "The Galway Shawl" & The...

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2025/12/14

Send us a text Episode 130 Irish Songs & "The Galway Shawl" & The Rest of the Story. The story of the Galway Shawl begins in Ancient Babylon, with the creation of the curved teardrop/pine cone fabric design, often referred to as "buta” There is also a kind of mystery and a poetry surrounding these late 19th Century shawls. Galway Shawl stories are full of love, emotion, history and music. This Galway Shawl story travelled from Babylon through a small town called Paisley on the west co...

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Episode 125B Can We Rereserurrect God in Boston &...

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2025/12/11

Send us a text Episode 125B Can We Rereserurrect God in Boston & Spiritual but not Religious Two episodes 125A and 125B with a comparison of Boston's religious situation, Catholic, nonCatholic and unchurched in the 1940s and 50s with the same religious and unchurched population in 2025. Big disparity. Support the show

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Episode 125A Can We Rereserurrect God in Boston &...

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2025/12/11

Send us a text Episode 125A Can We Rereserurrect God in Boston & Spiritual but not Religious. Two episodes 125A and 125B with a comparison of Boston's religious situation, Catholic, nonCatholic and unchurched in the 1940s and 50s with the same religious and unchurched population in 2025. Big disparity. Support the show

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Repurp Episode 83 The Haymarket & Learning How to...

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2025/12/09

Send us a text Repurp Episode 83 The Haymarket & Learning How to Negotiate. Tagging along with Dad in the 1940s to the open air Haymarket and the Quincy Market. Loud, colorful, exciting, chaotic, fresh vegatables and meat butchers in an outside and downtown marketplace where every purchase was a negotiation. Loved it! Support the show

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Episode 118 “Irish Songs & O'Donnell Abu & The Rest...

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2025/11/26

Send us a text Episode 118 “Irish Songs & O'Donnell Abu & The Rest of the Story.” The title refers to the Gaelic war cry of “Abú,” which means in Irish “To victory,” and it is the rallying cry for the O’Donnell clan. In 1798 they were called to assemble on the banks of the River Erne in Donegal. The Bonnaught was a type of soldier and a Gallowglass was Scottish mercenary soldier. Those warriors are mentioned in the song and they joined the rest of O’Donnell’s forces and O’Donnell’s fa...

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Episode 120A Irish Songs & "Grace" & The Rest of the...

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2025/11/21

Send us a text Episode 120A Irish Songs & "Grace" & The Rest of the Story. "Grace"is a beautiful and poetic love song. The words in the chorus: are tragic, haunting, poetic, universal and timeless– “Oh Grace just hold me in your arms and let this moment linger They'll take me out at dawn and I will die With all my love I place this wedding ring upon your finger There won't be time to share our love for we must say goodbye.” Support the show

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