By 1900, half of Butte’s 30,000 population were Irish. But mining was a hard life, and with triumph there was tragedy. I traced my Irish ancestors to Butte, Montana and what I discovered there was astounding and heartbreaking.
A remarkable transformation awaits visitors to Ireland’s most historic exhibition center and home when it reopens this week for the first time in 32 months.
Lissadell House, the childhood home of 1916 hero Countess Constance Markievicz, opened to the public on Friday, June 17.