Irish Denver
Gallagher, Dennis / Noel, Thomas Jacob / Walsh, James Patrick![Irish Denver](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/198/19873207/CHSBZCOP0319873207.jpg)
The very first Irish in Denver came as miners, railroad workers, soldiers, and domestic servants. These workers, cogs of an expanding American industrial empire, later gave way to 20th-century politicians, priests, and business leaders who defined Irish respectability. Denver has always been a prominent stopping point for Irish patriots and cultural icons on their way to California. Former visitors include Oscar Wilde, Michael Davitt, Eamon de...