Think anti-Catholic sentiments in NYC are tough today? See how Bishop “Dagger John” Hughes stared down and defeated the angry anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic mobs that threatened Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Every day residents of lower Manhattan traipse past the 10-foot brick wall that surrounds the perimeter of Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral, sipping their lattes and making their way down Mott Street.
Recently did a tour of Old St Pats. Thanks for this wonderful piece.
Tough Irishman
Great article
Build the wall.