Used to be a lot stronger …I’m from a section of Dorchester that used to get filled with young Irish coming over to work but definitely noticed a big decline over last 5 or so years

There’s still a lot of Irish who stayed and made their way here but no where near what it used to be …the crazy cost of living increases in Boston has made it a lot harder for people that would come over for the summer to work and party

Boston is not a city friendly to the working class anymore …even neighborhoods like the one I grew up in that were historically solidly working class are disappearing

There's definitely an Irish connection if you're looking for it. And also plenty of Irish pubs (The Druid being my favorite, and Emmet's being the 'unofficial Irish embassy'), plenty of places to see live Irish folk music, art and theater.

But understand that Boston's strong Irish roots have been matched by many other immigration waves over the years including Italians, Eastern European Jews, Salvadorans, Haitians, Vietnamese, Chinese, etc.

Different neighborhoods attracted different groups and developed unique cultures. North End is our 'Little Italy', Field's Corner is our 'Little Saigon', Brookline is known for it's Jewish community, South Boston primarily for it's Irishness - but also has the Polish Triangle area, Allston is our de-facto Koreatown, East Boston & Chelsea for it's Central & South American community, Chinatown for.. well, obvious. You get the idea.