Exhibit 23.1








            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM




We hereby consent to the  incorporation  by reference in this Filing on Form 8-K
of Berkshire Hills Bancorp,  Inc. of our report dated March 3, 2005, relating to
the consolidated balance sheets of Woronoco Bancorp, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related  consolidated  statements of income,
changes  in  stockholders'  equity,  and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year  period ended  December 31, 2004,  which report appears in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Woronoco  Bancorp,  Inc. for the year ended  December 31,
2004.


/s/ Wolf & Company, P.C.


August 3, 2005