Blog Archive - The Irish Mob

Ned Kelly – Bucket Head Ned – The Outback Outlaw

In a bit of a break we can have a look at Australia and one of the most famous gangsters / outlaw of them all Ned...

Biff Ellison was one of Paul Kelly's gang members in the Five Points gang, he started out as a bouncer in Fat Flynn's...

New York Detective Joseph Coffey certainly doesn't need any introductions, he was legendary in both law...

Marion "Kiki" Roberts, real name Strasmick (Strasmich) was born in Boston in 1909. When she was young her dream was to...

The Molly Maguires were portrayed in a movie in the 1970's starring Sean Connery & Richard Harris, the story was...

Alfred "Indian Al" Notorangeli was an a bookie and an “earner” from Somerville who made a poor career choice and would...

The Lufthansa Heist of December 1978 would be known to many mob enthusiasts for a few reasons, mainly because it was...

Edward "Monk" Eastman (1875 – 1920) was a New York gangster and founder of the Eastman Gang, which became one of the...

During the 1800's and early 1900's there was a practice that was used among some bartenders and saloon keepers, who...