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 William Butler Yeats - Thomas P, "Tip" O'Neill Memorial - Boston, MA Posted by:  neoc1
N 42° 21.968 W 071° 03.615
19T E 330353 N 4692484
The last two line of a William Butler Yeats poem are inscribed on the Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill memorial plaque in Boston
Waymark Code: WMC7DZ
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 08/04/2011
Views: 7
A diamond shaped memorial to Boston congressional representative and former Speaker of the House Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, Jr. is located at Portal Park on Causeway Street, above where I-93 enters the Bunker Hill Bridge. The inscription ends by quoting the last two line of the seven stanza poem "The Municipal Gallery Revisited", by the Irish poet William Butler Yeats, about the importance of friends.
"Think where man's glory
most begins and ends,
And say my glory was I had
such friends."
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The entire plaque is inscribed:
{Image of Tip O'Neill}
Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, Jr.
1912-1994
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill attended
St. John's High School and Boston College, from which he embarked upon a
lifelong career in public service. He was elected to the Massachusetts General Court
in 1936. In 1949 he became the first Democrat elected Speaker of the body. In 1953
he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served for 34
years. The respect and admiration of his peers led to election as
Speaker in 1977, a post he held for five consecutive terms. O'Neill
led his colleagues by following his own political principle: "all
politics is local." He protected the rights and needs of his
constituents, particularly those most in need of help.
Public service was his life. That service is
strongly reflected in the Boston you
see today.
"Think where man's glory
most begins and ends
And say my glory was I had
such friends."
William Butler
Yeats
Address:
Portal Park
Causeway Street
Between Haverhill and Beverly Streets
Boston, MA
Website: [Web Link]
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