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The Irish Mob is a website dedicated to tracking the history of organized crime, gangsters, mobsters, bootleggers, gun moll’s, showgirls and more. The majority of the stories published on this website are about the people, places and things connected to The Irish Mob from the Gangs of New York Era through the Prohibition Era right up to recent times.

So what is Charles “Lucky” Luciano doing with three Irish Hoods? In 1926 they were all brought in for questioning for Felonious Assault. What it was in connection with was an attempted robbery of Charles Haffman & Albert Levy. The Line up was Eddie Diamond, Jack “Legs” Diamond, Thomas “Fatty” Walsh & Charles “Lucky” Luciano.

What Is The Irish Mob?

The Irish Mob is the oldest organized crime group in the United States, in existence since the early 19th century. Originating in Irish American street gangs—depicted in Herbert Asbury’s 1928 book The Gangs of New York—the Irish Mob has appeared in most major U.S. cities, including Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, and Chicago.

The Latest Stories

“Dapper Dan” McCarthy – Union Racketeer

“Dapper Dan” McCarthy – Union Racketeer

“Dapper Dan” McCarthy was one of Dean O’Banions North Side gangsters, along with other such notorious names as Hymie Weiss, “Schemer” Drucci, “Bugs” Moran, “Nails” Morton & Louis “Two Gun” Altierre. Sometimes known as Handsome Dan McCarthy, “Dapper Dan” was mainly...

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Kevin Kelly

Kevin Kelly

Kevin Kelly was a member of the Westies who joined the gang in the late 1970's. He worked his way up through the ranks of the gang, starting off as an enforcer and debt collector. He would be used by the older members as muscle to collect their loans. In one instance...

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The Fall of “Wild” Bill Lovett

The Fall of “Wild” Bill Lovett

After Bill Lovett had begun to clean house, taking out or removing the previous White Hand Gang leader's loyalists through a series of murders, shootings and stabbings. But none of it went opposed, Dinny Meehan the previous leader and Garry Barry still had friends...

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Featured Stories

Corlears Hook – The Lower East Side

Corlears Hook was once a middle-class neighborhood on the Lower East Side of Manhattan which in the 1820's began its descent into a den of crime, vice and sin. It was once a Native American Settlement and then an industrious shipyard, the neighborhood was about to...

Johnny “The Mick” Walsh

John Walsh or "Johnny The Mick" was a criminal and gangster in early New York, 1852 - 1883. He was leader of the gang The Walshers which he founded in the 1870's and with their shakedowns and violence they were dominant around the Bowery in Lower Manhattan. This was a...

McGurks Suicide Hall – The Bowery

McGurks Suicide Hall located at 295 the Bowery in New York was a notorious dive bar and hotel run by John McGurk a native of County Antrim, Ireland. McGurk owned a string of saloons, each one closed down by the police, however his saloon at 295 Bowery would become his...

John Allen – The Wickedest Man in New York

John Allen, also known as E.E. Van Allen or "The Allen" was a notorious underworld gangster and who owned a saloon on Water Street in early New York. Born in Syracuse in New York to well to do & deeply religious parents in 1823, he was one of nine children. Two of...

“Old” Jimmy Hope – Master Bank Robber

James Hope was born in Philadelphia to Irish parents in 1836, the family were poor and Jimmy took a job as a machinist when he was a teenager. He married young and had a family but Jimmy Hope would soon find himself attracted to a life of crime. He would go on to...

Early Characters

The earliest recorded organised criminal gang in the United States was in 1825. They were based in one of the most notorious slums in the world at the time, The Five Points in New York’s Lower East Side.

Read about some of the craziest characters from the days of the Gangs of New York. People like Bill “The Butcher” Poole & John Morrissey, gangs like The Dead Rabbits, Whyos & Plug Uglies, places like Shang Drapers Dive Bar or Billy McGlory’s Armory Hall.

 

Prohibition Era

You will read about some of the most Notorious Names in Mob History on this website, Bosses, Hitmen and more. From New York to Chicago to Boston some of the biggest names all in one place.

 

Thomas Snake Kinney

Thomas Snake Kinney was a Missouri state senator, he was one of the founding members of the infamous Egan's Rats, a St. Louis organized crime gang in the early part of the 20th Century. Thomas Snake Kinney was born and raised in St. Louis's "Kerry Patch" neighborhood...

Marion “Kiki” Roberts & Legs Diamond

Marion "Kiki" Roberts, real name Strasmick (Strasmich) was born in Boston in 1909. When she was young her dream was to become a star. She would also become involved with Jack "Legs" Diamond. When Marion was eight years old she came eighth place in a beauty contest in...

Lucky Luciano & The Rothstein Questioning

November 19, 1928, just thirteen days after Arnold Rothstein’s murder, “Charlie Lucky” Lucania aka Charles Luciano was arrested along with George Uffner, a narcotic associate of Charlie and Rothstein, and Thomas “Fatty” Walsh. They were accused of a payroll robbery of...

The Distinguished Owen Vincent Madden of Hot Springs, Arkansas

Owen Vincent Madden was a quiet an unassuming character in Hot Springs, Arizona, he married the postmasters daughter, Agnes Denby. He was often seen out on the streets tipping his hat to the women. He was always quick to give impressive donations to the Boys Club. He...

The Fox Lake Massacre

The Fox Lake Massacre was an event when Prohibition Era violence spilled over into Lake County, northeastern Illinois on June 1, 1930. Gangsters from Terry "Machine Gun" Druggan & Frankie Lake's gang were gunned down at Manning's Hotel in Fox Lake. That area of...

Spike O’Donnell – The Southside O’Donnells

James Edward O’Donnell or better known as “Spike” O’Donnell he was born on November 29,1889, O’Donnell was one of the few gangsters from the Capone era to retire from the rackets, pioneer the Chicago paving of streets, maintain his political clout and die of natural...

The very last picture of Legs Diamond

The very last picture taken of Jack “Legs” Diamond, just 9 hours before he was killed. Jack’s Attorney Daniel H. Prior, Alice Diamond and Jack shortly after he was acquitted. It is said that Jack went out celebrating his acquittal, followed by a visit to his mistress...

The St. Valentines Day Massacre

On this day, 90 years ago one of the most famous Mob Hits of all time took place, the St. Valentines Day Massacre in Chicago, where seven men were shot to death by rival gangsters. What started with the death of Dean O'Banion in 1924 ended on St. Valentines Day in...

Frankie Lake, Terry Druggan and the Valley Gang

Frankie Lake and Terry Druggan were leaders of The Valley Gang from Chicago, the were one of the most successful bootleggers of their time, amassing a fortune from bootlegging and rum-running. Its said they were making so much money that even the lowest gang member...

Prohibition ends in America on this day

On the 5th of December 1933, the National & Constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages in the U.S comes to an end. Originally brought into law in 1920 and after 13 years the law was finally repealed. The...

Prohibition Era

You will read about some of the most Notorious Names in Mob History on this website, Bosses, Hitmen and more. From New York to Chicago to Boston some of the biggest names all in one place.

 

Charlie & Carol Gasko Your Average Elderly Neighbors

Charlie & Carol Gasko, according to neighbors were nothing special just an average elderly couple living an average life less than a few miles from the Los Angeles office of the FBI. After two years crossing the U.S visiting Texas, Arizona & Wyoming the couple...

Chicago’s 1920’s Taxicab Wars Part 1

Chicago's Taxicab Wars took place throughout the 1920's when rival taxi company's went to war with each other to gain business and to put the other out of business. The Taxicab Wars seen kidnappings, shootings, bombings and murders in open warfare on Chicago's streets...

“Shanghai” Kelly’s Birthday Bash in the Barbary Coast

In the mid 1850's three ships sat stationary on San Francisco Bay with no crew on board. The captains of the ships had notoriously bad reputations, and the sailors around the town gave these captains a wide berth. The three captains desperate to get sailors onto their...

Bugging 98 Prince Street

In the pursuit of bringing down the Mafia in Boston's North End, John Connolly had help from Whitey Bulger & Steve Flemmi who had supplied Connolly with a diagram of where to place the bugs in the office in Angulo's headquarters at 98...

Pat Nee, Bulger, The Valhalla, Marita Ann & The IRA

Its very well known that the Valhalla was sent from Boston with weapons for the IRA, what isnt as well known is what happened once the boat transferred its cargo to the Marita Ann In 1984 a fishing boat named the Valhalla left Boston harbor for the Ireland, carrying...

Notorious Names

From tough guys like Pat Nee from Boston to Jimmy Coonan, Mickey Featherstone & The Westies gang all the way to the biggest name of them all James “Whitey” Bulger, who was Boss for more than 20 years and went on the run for a further 16.

 

About This Site

This website is for educational purposes only, all information is as reliable as the sources it came from and not presented as undeniable facts, just a resource for helping readers look into the history of the Irish Mob. All images belong to their respective owners. From time to time there will be graphic content, such as crime scene’s etc.

I am an amateur writer and I research these stories from various sources and try to put together some interesting articles as a hobby. I always did like the stories about the Mafia and eventually found my way into reading and learning about the Irish Mob, Whitey Bulger in particular and from there I started to learn about other characters and writing about them.
  • Michael Dowd
    The 75th Precinct or the...
  • Claude "Screwy" Maddox
    Claude "Screwy" Maddox, real name...
  • Jeanne McCarthy
    Jeanne McCarthy / Popke was...
  • Martin Cahill & the golf course
    At the height of the...
  • Texas Guinan - Queen of the nightclubs.
    While she wasnt the classic...
  • dapper dan mccarthy
    "Dapper" Dan McCarthy
    Dapper Dan McCarthy - Chicago...
  • A Grizzly Murder in The Hauge
    With temperatures hitting the high...
  • Fr. John Corridan
    Father John Corridan, was a...
  • Tanner Smith
    Thomas "Tanner" Smith was leader...
  • John "Mitters" Foley
    John "Mitters" Foley was a...
  • John "Cockeye" Dunn
    John "Cockeye" Dunn was a...
  • George "Red" Barker
    George "Red" Barker was a...
  • Weapons - The Slungshot
    The slungshot was originally a...
  • Danny Stanton
    Daniel "Danny" Stanton was a...
  • "Dynamite" Joe Brooks & Ed Harmening
    A Chicago gangland hit -...
  • Cadillac Frank
    Francis "Cadillac Frank" Salemme was...
  • The Finer Things in Life
    Being a bootlegger Terry "Machine...
  • Francis "Two Gun" Crowley
    Francis "Two Gun" Crowley brought...
  • John Torrio
    One of the prime suspects,...
  • The Blackjack
    Ye Olde Weapons - The...
  • Mayor Jimmy Walker
    Mayor Jimmy Walker, Mayor of...
  • George Remus - The King of the Bootleggers.
    George Remus was mainly active...
  • Tom and Helen Baxter from Long Island
    In Grand Isle, a small...
  • The One Way Ride
    The One Way Ride (Frank...
  • John Morrissey meets Bill the Butcher
    He wasn't really a mobster...
  • Frankie Yale
    Francesco Ioele / Uale, best...
  • Jack "Eat Em Up" McManus
    Jack "Eat Em Up" McManus...
  • Owney "The Killer" Madden...On This Day
    On this day 24th April...
  • Dead Man's Tree
    725 Loomis Street, Chicago. Dead...
  • William "Gunner" McPadden
    A Chicago Beer Wars Hit The...
  • Dominic "Little Libby" Nuccio
    Another suspect brought in for...
  • A Rare Photo of Egan's Rats Leaders
    Standing in Thomas "Snake" Kinney's...
  • "Peg Leg" Lonergan
    Richard "Peg Leg" Lonergan, was...
  • Thomas "Buff" Higgins
    Thomas “Buff” Higgins was a...
  • Young Mickey Spillane
    A young Mickey Spillane, lying...
  • An Unusual Police Line-Up
    From Left to Right –...
  • Weapons - The Awl
    Ye Olde Weapons - The...
  • William "Dinty" Colbeck.
    After the death of Thomas...
  • Klondike O Donnell - William White - Murray Humphreys - Charles Fischitti
    (left to right): William "Klondike"...
  • Michael "Bubs" Quinlan
    Michael "Bubs" Quinlan was co...
  • Mae West
    Mae West, a glamorous and...
  • "Whitey" Bulger - Prisoner
    30th October was the day...
  • South Side Inn / Roberts Lounge
    The South Side Inn 114...
  • Capone's Board of Director's
    On the 1st of November...
  • Angelo Genna
    Also brought in for questioning...
  • George Raft saves James Cagney
    George Raft pictured James Cagney was...
  • Frank McDarby
    One of the original members...
  • Dock Workers Shaping Up
    Nearly every morning dock workers...
  • Jimmy Coonan Recent Photo
    Here is one of the...
  • Walter O'Donnell
    Walter O'Donnell was the younger...
  • The Crucifixion
    After the robbery of O'Connor's...
  • Terry "Machine Gun" Druggan
    Terry Druggan was a Chicago...
  • Jackie Coonan
    Jackie Coonan was the younger...
  • Richie Ryan of the Westies
    Richie Ryan
    Quite a rare...
  • Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll
    Salvatore Maranzano, who having won...
  • Irish Confetti
    Irish Confetti is a slang...
  • Ragen's Colts
    Ragen's Colts were an early...
  • Dapper Danny Hogan
    "Dapper" Danny Hogan - The...
  • Dutch Schultz
    Arthur Flegenheimer or the Dutchman...
  • Thomas E. Maloy
    Thomas Edward Maloy was born...
  • 1800's Fashion
    The fashion styles from different...
  • Tom Hyer
    Tom Hyer was an American...
  • "Black" Charlie Harris
    He was described as handsome...
  • Eddie Tancl
    Eddie Tancl was a former...
  • Martin Brennan - First leader of the Gopher Gang
    Michael Martin Brennan, also known...
  • Frank McErlane's hospital shootout
    As Frank McErlane lay in...
  • "Mossy" Enright
    Maurice "Mossy" Enright was a...
  • Mad Dog Coll Wanted
    The New York Daily News...
  • King Mike McDonald
    King Mike or Michael Cassius...
  • Schofields Flower Shop
    Crowds gather outside of Schofields...
  • Hugh "Stubby" McGovern
    Hugh "Stubby" McGovern was a...
  • The Murder of Mossy Enright
    L-R: Judge John Sbarbaro, ”Big...
  • Primo Carnera
    Primo Carnera (right) & Max...
  • Lucky Luciano goes for a ride
    In the aftermath of the...
  • Lottie Coll
    The wife of Vincent "Mad...
  • Last photo's of James "Whitey" Bulger
    The last known photo's of...
  • An Unusual Line-Up
    From Left to Right -...
  • Lieutenant Charles Becker
    Lieutenant Charles Becker was said...
  • Eamonn Kelly
    Eamonn Kelly cut his teeth...
  • Dean O'Banion's Killers
    On the 10th of November...
  • Atlantic City Conference
    The Atlantic City Conference held...
  • Brian Rattigan
    Brian Rattigan was the leader...
  • "Spike" O'Donnell
    “Spike” O’Donnell was one of...
  • Barney Baker & Jimmy Hoffa
    Jimmy Hoffa and his bodyguard...
  • Michael Cassius McDonald "King Mike"
    "King Mike" McDonald was Chicago's...
  • Klondike O'Donnell
    William O'Donnell better known as...
  • Big Tim Sullivan
    Timothy D. Sullivan, known as...
  • South Boston Liquor Mart
    South Boston Liquor Mart. A...
  • John "Dingbat" O'Berta
    John "Dingbat" O'Berta. The name...
  • Green Lantern Saloon
    The Green Lantern Saloon in...
  • tommy oconnor
    Tommy O'Connor
    Tommy O'Connor was born in...
  • "Wild Bill" Lovett
    Born in Lixnaw, County Kerry...
  • Brass Knuckles
    Ye Olde Weapons - Brass...
  • Helen Walsh
    A 16 year old Helen...
  • The Miller Brothers
    In the aftermath of Dean...
  • Big Tim Murphy
    Timothy "Big Tim" Murphy. Big...
  • The Bowers Mob
    Mickey & Harold Bowers -...
  • Tommy "The Rock" Hayes
    Tommy "The Rock" Hayes was...
  • Louis "Two Gun" Alterie
    Leland A. Varain was born...
  • "Bathhouse" John Coughlin & Michael "Hinky Dink" Kenna
    Michael “Hinky Dink” Kenna (left)...
  • Farmer Sullivan gets whacked at dinner
    In the early days, before...

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