Where are the "South Side Irish" neighborhoods?

[chicagobear]

Tinley Park and Orland Park these days.

[urza216]

Originally Posted by TTrain!!!

From all that I can gather Evergreen Park, which rests just north of the city, is quite Irish, at roughly 39% of its population--

((though well behind this very GREEN and Irish contingent of towns that reside just south of Boston and Quincy, all of which are comfortably nestled within the South Shore of Massachusetts, and all of which are at least 40%-47% Irish, with 8 in all, as they include--Scituate at # 1, than Braintree, Hull, Milton, Marshfield, Canton, Weymouth, Holbrooke, and Avon!))

Though I wouldn't go so far as to characterize Chicago as this Irish city, not anymore. For the last I checked it stands at only 8% Irish, well behind Boston ((at 16-17%!)), Philadelphia ((at 12-13%!)), Quincy, Massachusetts ((at 34-35%!)), Weymouth, Massachusetts ((at 39-40%!)) and Scranton, Pennsylvania ((at 30%!)).

For those are truly Irish cities, while Boston and Quincy boast this large number of Irish immigrants ((both legal and illegal!)), and this rich tradition steeped quite deeply in Irish culture, lore, pubs, stores and gathering spots unmatched in the entire nation ((especially the Dorchester neighborhood in Boston!))!

Though I would have to say, from all that I can gather, that both Beverly and Bridgeport are Chicago's premier Irish neighborhoods, also very steeped and soaked in Great, lively and vibrant Irish tradition and culture, AND BOTH neighborhoods are reputed to be relatively safe, clean, fun, happening and modestly cosmopolitan in this manner that doesn't terribly dilute, diminish or obscure the more genuine and proud working class Irish aspects of each renowned neighborhood! GREAT city!!!

*Southwest