The Irish Society of Kentuckiana celebrated the 167th anniversary of “Bloody Monday” on August 1. He is remembered as a dark day in the history of the Irish in Louisville. On the first Monday in August 1855, Protestant mobs attacked German and Irish Catholic neighborhoods in Louisville on election day. The riots grew out of a bitter rivalry between the Democrats and the anti-immigrant Know-Nothing party I don’t want an Irishman going to vote because he sure won’t vote the Know-Nothing ticket for a reason and that ‘There was a riot that broke out in Louisville,’ said James Patrick Benassi, president of the Irish Society of Kentuckiana. ‘And in the Irish and German parts of town, houses were being burned down. People were shot, killed, stabbed. So it really was a bloody Monday.” Several street fights ensued and 22 people were killed. Many were injured and property was destroyed by fire. It is known as one of the worst anti-immigrant massacres of United States history.
The Irish Society of Kentuckiana celebrated the 167th anniversary of “Bloody Monday” on August 1.
It is remembered as a dark day in the history of the Irish in Louisville. On the first Monday in August 1855, Protestant mobs attacked the German and Irish Catholic neighborhoods of Louisville on election day.
The riots grew out of a bitter rivalry between the Democrats and the anti-immigrant Know-Nothing party.
“The Know-Nothings didn’t want an Irishman to go vote because they sure wouldn’t vote the Know-Nothing ticket for a good reason and there was a riot that broke out in Louisville,” James said. Patrick Benassi. , president of the Irish Society of Kentuckiana. “And in the Irish and German parts of town, houses were being burnt down. People were being shot, killed, stabbed. So it was truly Bloody Monday.”
Several street fights ensued and 22 people were killed. Many were injured and property was destroyed by the fire. It is known as one of the worst anti-immigrant massacres in US history.
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