Happy St. Patrick’s from the epicenter of the 1844 riots. Where the local Nativists faced off with and burned down the Irish Catholic neighborhood of Olde Kensington. Submitted by ActionShackamaxon t3_11tub7m on March 17, 2023 at 3:27 PM in philadelphia 51 comments 566
phillysleuther t1_jcmrawc wrote on March 17, 2023 at 11:25 PM My great x 3 grandfather helped to rebuild St. Michael’s after it was burnt. It was my mom’s parish up until they moved to Cumberland Street in the early 60s. Permalink 11
Happy St. Patrick’s from the epicenter of the 1844 riots. Where the local Nativists faced off with and burned down the Irish Catholic neighborhood of Olde Kensington.
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