Curley's father Michael left Oughterard, County Galway, Ireland, at the age of 14, and settled in Roxbury, where he met Sarah Clancy, also from County Galway.
Curley's father, Michael Curley, a juvenile petty criminal, left Oughterard, County Galway, Ireland, at the age of 14. He settled in Roxbury, an Irish immigrant neighborhood in Boston, where he met Sarah Clancy, also from County Galway.