A Criminal and an Irishman: The Inside Story of the Boston Mob - IRA Connection

By Michael Blythe, Richard Farrell, Patrick Née

A Criminal and an Irishman is an incomparable account of Pat Nee's life as an Irish immigrant and Southie son, a Marine, a convicted IRA gun smuggler, and a former top associate of Whitey Bulger's. His narrative transports the reader into the criminal underworld, inside the planning and preparation for an armored car heist, inside gang wars and revenge killings. Pat Nee details his evolution from tough street kid to armed robber to dangerous potential killer. He discloses for the first time how he used his underworld connections and know-how as a passionate and effective IRA operative. For years law enforcement and the media have speculated about important events with Pat Nee near or at their center: the Mullen-Killeen gang war for control of South Boston, the Valhalla smuggling operation (seven tons of heavy weapons aboard a fishing boat from Gloucester, Massachusetts, bound for Ireland), the murder of John McIntyre, and many other episodes. Pat Nee s stories are sometimes dark and brutal, but they shed light on the world in which we live, and are stories that only he can tell.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1586424297
• ISBN13: 9781586424299
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Steerforth Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.