Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 17, 2005 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Benjamin Franklin Bancorp, M.H.C., which appears in Benjamin Franklin Bancorp, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.
/s/ Wolf & Company, P.C. | ||
Boston, Massachusetts
April 5, 2005