Let’s continue our education of all things Irish, with a little tutorial about the influence of the Irish in America. We’ve already discussed at length how the Irish influenced the Mining City. If you don’t know that Butte has a rather large and rather proud Irish population, please turn in your shamrock badge and Guinness at the front desk.
Besides getting Chicago to dye their river green every March, the Irish have had a significant impact on our population as a whole. Check out the pretty green graph below to learn more!