South Shore Irish Heritage Trail’s ‘Trasna’ Photo Contest and International Exhibition is now open for entries! Submit your best shots that capture the spirit of crossing or transition for a chance to win a cash prize!
168 Cedar Street, East Weymouth, MA 02189
541 Main Street, Weymouth, MA 02190
Weymouth lured Irish and Irish Americans because jobs were plentiful. Shoemaking was an important industry offering decent paying jobs and job security enabling Irish immigrants and their offspring the ability to save money to buy homes and raise families. Many Irish neighborhoods were established by these skilled laborers. Their descendants celebrate their “Irishness” to the present time with Weymouth’s Annual Irish Heritage Days.