List of Irish-American mobsters

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for a listing by historical period see List of Irish-American mobsters by era

This is a list of Irish-American mobsters which includes organized crime figures of predominantly Irish-American criminal organizations or individual mobsters from the early 1900s to the present.

Contents 1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 E 6 F 7 G 8 H 9 K 10 L 11 M 12 N 13 O 14 R 15 S 16 T 17 W 18 Footnotes 19 References 20 Further reading

[edit] A

• Louis Alterie, "Two Gun" (1886-1935) - A Chicago mobster and member of the North Side Gang.

[edit] B

• Harold Bowers, New York union leader involved in labor racketeering and associate of the Westies
• Mickey Bowers, member of the Westies who worked with cousin Harold Bowers as a labor racketeer
• Edmund Boyle, "Eddie" (b. 1965) - Gambino crime family associate
• James J. Bulger "Whitey" (b. 1929) - Boston mobster and former leader of the Winter Hill Gang
• Elmer Burke "Trigger" (d. 1958) - New York mobster and freelance assassin
• Jimmy Burke, "Jimmy the Gent" (1931-1996) - a New York mobster and associate of the Lucchese crime family
• Patrick Brassil, Mobster in Boston involved in the destruction of public owned buildings.

[edit] C

• William Colbeck, "Dinty" (1891-1943) - a St. Louis organized crime figure and one time leader of Egan's Rats
• Vincent Coll "Mad Dog" (1908-1932), a New York mobster and freelance enforcer during Prohibition^[1]
• Eddie Cummiskey, "The Butcher" (d. 1976) - a New York mobster and enforcer for mobster Mickey Spillane during the 1950s and 60s
• James Coonan (b. 1947) - a New York mobster and leader of the Westies during the 1970s and 80s

[edit] D

• Joe Dermody (d. 1954) - a Boston mobster and father of Ronald Dermody
• Ronald Dermody (d. 1965) - a Boston mobster and associate of Whitey Bulger
• Tom Devaney (d. 1976) - a New York mobster and enforcer for mobster Mickey Spillane during the 1960s and 70s
• Eddie Diamond, a New York mobster and brother of Jack "Legs" Diamond
• Jack Diamond (1897-1931), a New York mobster involved in bootlegging during Prohibition
• Arthur Doe, Jr. "Butchy" (b. 1960) - Boston mobster and son of mobster Arthur Doe, Sr.
• George Donahue, New York labor racketeer
• John M. Dunn "Cockeye", (d. 1949), a New York mobster and enforcer for labor racketeer Joe Ryan
• Bill Dwyer "Big Bill", a New York mobster involved in bootlegging during Prohibition

[edit] E

• William Egan "Jellyroll" (d. 1923) - a St. Louis mobster and co-founder of Egan's Rats
• Maurice Enright, "Mossy" (d. 1920) - a Chicago labor racketeer associated with the North Side Gang

[edit] F

• Mickey Featherstone (b. 1947) - a New York mobster and member of the Westies
• Richie Fitzpatrick (1880-1905) - a New York mobster and member of the Eastman Gang
• Stephen Flemmi "The Rifleman" (b. 1935), a Boston mobster and associate of Whitey Bulger
• Jimmy Flynn (b. 1934) - a Boston mobster and member of the Winter Hill Gang

[edit] G

• Danny Greene (d. 1977) - a Cleveland mobster involved in union racketeering
• Lester Joseph Gillis "Baby Face Nelson", "George Nelson", "Tommy Gunn Lester" - a Chicago Mobster who conducted a rein of bank robberies

[edit] H

• Kevin Hanrahan (1956-1992) - a Providence mobster and associate of the Patriarca crime family
• Vannie Higgins (1897-1932) - a New York mobster involved in bootlegging during Prohibition
• Henry Hill ¹ (d. 1943) - a New York mobster and associate of the Lucchese crime family
• Danny Hogan, "Dapper" (1880-1928) - a organized crime figure involved in bootlegging in St. Paul during Prohibition
• Cornelius Hughes (d. 1966), a Boston mobster and hitman for the McLaughlin Brothers with his brother Stevie Hughes
• Stevie Hughes (d. 1966), a Boston mobster and, with his brother Corneilius Hughes, a hitman for the McLaughlin Brothers

[edit] K

• Donald Killeen (d. 1972) - a Boston mobster and head of criminal activities in South Boston.

[edit] L

• John Patrick Looney (1865-1947), a bootlegger and organized crime figure in northern Illinois during Prohibition

[edit] M

• Owney Madden, "The Killer" (1891-1965) - a New York organized crime figure involved in bootlegging and former leader of the Gopher Gang
• Michael Cassius McDonald, "King Mike" (d. 1907) - an early organized crime figure in Chicago prior to Prohibition
• Frank McErlane (1894-1932), a Chicago mobster and partner of bootlegger Joseph "Polack Joe" Saltis
• Eddie McGrath, a New York organized crime figure who controlled the waterfront area and oversaw criminal activity in Hell's Kitchen during the 1940s
• Bernard McLaughlin, "Bernie" (d. 1961) - a Boston mobster and founder of the McLaughlin Brothers
• Edward McLaughlin, "Punchy" (d. 1965) - a Boston mobster and member of the McLaughlin Brothers
• George McLaughlin, (b. 1927) - a Boston mobster and member of the McLaughlin Brothers
• James McLean, "Buddy" (1929-1965) - Boston mobster and former head of the Winter Hill Gang
• Hughie Mulligan, New York mobster and organized crime figure in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen during the 1950s
• George Moran ¹, "Bugs" (1891-1957) - a Chicago mobster and last leader of the North Side Gang
• Joseph Vincent Moriarty, "Newsboy Moriarty" (1910-1979) - New Jersey mobster involved in the numbers racket
• Chris Murphy

[edit] N

• Patrick Nee (b. 1943), Boston mobster and associate of Whitey Bulger
• Russell Nicholson, Boston police officer and associate of the Winter Hill Gang

[edit] O

• Dean O'Banion (1892-1924), Chicago mobster and founder of the North Side Mob
• Carleton O'Brien (1913-1952), an independent Providence mobster
• Gordon O'Brien, an associate of the Patriarca crime family
• Edward O'Donnell, "Spike" (1890-1962) - a Chicago mobster and leader of the Southside O'Donnells during Prohibition
• Jim O'Leary, "Big Jim" (1860-1926) - a Chicago organized crime figure involved in illegal gambling
• James O'Toole, "Spike" (1929-1973) - a Boston mobster and associate of the Winter Hill Gang

[edit] R

• James M. Ragen (1881-1946) - a Chicago organized crime figure involved in bootlegging and illegal gambing
• Joseph Ryan, "Boss Joe" - New York labor racketeer and organized crime figure

[edit] S

• Frank Salemme, ¹ "Cadillac Frank" (b. 1933) - a Boston mobster and one time leader of the Patriarca crime family
• John Shea, "Red" (b. 1965) - a Boston mobster and member of the Winter Hill Gang
• Frank Sheeran, "The Irishman" (1920-2003) - an associate and freelance assassin for the Genovese crime family
• Andrew Sheridan, "Squint" (d. 1949) - a New York mobster and enforcer for labor racketeer Joe Ryan
• Mickey Spillane (1934-1977), New York mobster and head of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen during the 1950s and 60s
• Joseph Sullivan, "Mad Dog" (b. 1940) - New York mobster and freelance assassin for the Genovese crime family

[edit] T

• Roger Touhy (d. 1959), a Chicago mobster and bootlegger during Prohibition

[edit] W

• Frank Wallace (d. 1931), a Boston mobster and leader of the Gustin Gang during Prohibition.
• Danny Walsh (1893-1933), a prominent bootlegger and organized crime figure Providence during Prohibition
• Kevin Weeks, "Two" (b. 1965) - Boston mobster affilited with the Winter Hill Gang and a later government witness

[edit] Footnotes

¹ Is of mixed ethnicity.

[edit] References

[edit] Further reading

• English, T.J. Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster. New York: HarperCollins, 2005. ISBN 0-06-059002-5
• Fox, Stephen. Blood and Power: Organized Crime in Twentieth-Century America. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1989. ISBN 0-688-04350-X