A Criminal and an Irishman

“A profane, often brutal memoir … Nee maintained an uneasy alliance with Bulger while pursuing his personal cause—raising money and smuggling weapons for the Irish Republican Army.”
—The Boston Herald

“Nee commits some horrible crimes, from attempted murder to armed robbery. Yet even as he chases someone with a rifle through South Boston, he’s the sort of guy you want to root for … Scenes in which Nee interacts with his parents or siblings are most touching. He’s a good son, a bit of a smart-aleck and a fine drinking buddy as well as a gunrunner and would be assassin.”
—The Lawrence Eagle-Tribune

Patrick Nee was a major player in Boston’s infamous Irish Mob. At 14, he became associated with the gang that would later battle Whitey Bulger for rights to Southie’s criminal activities. A Marine veteran of Vietnam, Pat helped the Irish Republican Army smuggle money, guns, and munitions out of the US. He served nearly two years for the seven tons of weapons he attempted to transport aboard the Valhalla, received early parole, then promptly attempted to rob an armored car in order to raise funds for the IRA. He served nine years for this latter conviction.

Richard Farrell won the du-Pont Columbia for Broadcast Journalism for his film High on Crack Street and is also author of the memoir What’s Left of Us.

Michael Blythe, like his good friend Pat Nee, grew up in South Boston and served in the US Marine Corps.

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