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Free tour of St. Mary’s Cemetery on Saturday traces Newport’s Irish immigrant history

Published Oct 23, 2026, 7:01 AM

The Museum of Newport Irish History will offer a free tour of St. Mary’s Cemetery on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 1 p.m., led by local researcher Steve Marino. More than 1,000 Newporters are buried there, including many Irish immigrants and first-generation Irish Americans, according to the museum. The cemetery served Rhode Island’s first Catholic parish, […] The post Free tour of St. Mary’s Cemetery on…

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