What is Irish Riviera?
1.
An affectionate nickname for the
The close-to-Boston suburbs of
Milton ,Quincy , andBraintree are arguably considered a part of the "Irish Riviera." They are definitely a part of theSouth Shore .
Inland
South Shore towns includingHolbrook ,Abington ,Rockland ,Norwell ,Hanover , andPembroke are often considered part of the "Irish Riviera."
The
Marshfield neighborhood ofFieldston is the mostIrish-American section of the second-mostIrish-American suburb in the country. The town ofStoneham , north ofBoston , home tofigure skater Nancy Kerrigan , has the highest-percentage of people with Irish ancestry in the USA.
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