Hingham Among The Most Irish Towns in State

Hingham and the South Shore may be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day a little bit louder than the rest of the state.

That’s because Hingham and its neighboring communities are some of the most Irish towns in Massachusetts, according to the 2011 census, which asked respondents about their ancestry.

Hingham is the 14^th most Irish town in the Bay State with 33 percent of its population having Irish roots, according to WCVB.com.

Many other South Shore towns also topped the list of the 100 most Irish towns in the state. 

Milton, Weymouth and Braintree ranked higher than Hingham with an over 34 percent Irish population.

White Island Shores, part of Plymouth, was listed as the “Most Irish Town” with a 49 percent Irish population.

Also topping the list was Green Harbor-Cedar Crest  and Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, two areas of Marshfield which ranked 2^nd and 3^rd. Other South Shore communities that made the top 20 were North Scituate, which ranked 5th, Abington, 7th,  and Hull, 16th.

In an older list based on the 2010 census, Hingham was ranked the 13th most Irish town in the state with a 42.3 percent Irish population. Scituate, Braintree, Hull, Marshfield and Avon made the top five on that years' list on Boston.com.