Traditionally known for its large Irish-American community, this community also has a strong presence of various other nationalities.
The primary function of the society was the preservation of the Irish language and culture in the Irish-American nationalist community.
"We are trying to tell them the Irish-American community itself will cease to exist if they don't see that something is done."
The Los Angeles Dodgers also have a history with the Irish-American community.
It is not widely known on the British mainland or in the Irish-American community that the Troubles continue today.
They move easily around the city's Irish-American community, with its old established churches, clubs, bars and businesses.
The blue-collar Irish-American community was being displaced by a more affluent and ethnically diverse group of residents.
"I think it's really based on the fact that we have a sizable Irish-American community in greater Boston," he said.
We'll draw on the Irish-American community here for money.
Most important for the Hibernians in the long run, analysts say, is that they have pushed themselves toward the conservative margins of the Irish-American community.