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Butte: Montana’s Irish Mining Town (IrishCentral)

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 03:16:52 PST

The Irish Cultural Centre of New England, in conjunction with the Eire Society of Boston, is pleased to present a special exhibit and lecture telling the story of the Irish miners who made Butte, Montana “the richest hill on earth” and America’s most Irish 19th century city The event will take place on Saturday, March 2, 2013 from 6 pm to 9 p READ MORE

Butte, Montana is the most Irish American city according to 2010 US census (IrishCentral)

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:13:52 PDT

By: KERRY O'SHEA

Results from the 2010 U.S. Census delivered surprising results when it named Butte, Montana to be the most Irish-American metropolitan or micropolitan city in the country.

Exhibit of Montana Irish history and immigrants opens in Cork (IrishCentral)

Sat, 28 Jul 2012 07:54:27 PDT

By: KELLY DONOHOE

An exhibit illustrating Irish immigration to Montana opened this month at the University of College Cork in Ireland, with nearly 200 people in attendance.

Montana governor to visit Ireland to celebrate Irish ties and history (IrishCentral)

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:28:07 PST

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

Gov. Brian Schweitzer of Montana is to visit Waterford to participate in this year’s 1848 Tricolor Celebrations.

Thomas Francis Meagher, one of Waterford’s most famous sons, first displayed the green, white and orange flag in 1848. The colors were meant to symbolize harmony between the green of the Catholics and the orange of the Protestants.

Meagher was a founder of the Young Ireland movement in 1845. He received the nickname “Meagher of the Sword” after he urged his countrymen to arm themselves and fight the British a few years later.

Alex Smith channels Joe Montana and leads San Francisco 49ers to victory (IrishCentral)

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:45:14 PST

Was that one of the greatest football games ever?The San Francisco last second win over New Orleans had everything including a barnburner finish that will go down in San Francisco historyIt was eerie that 30 years ago Joe Montana found Dwight Clark in the end zone for an historic play off win against the Dallas CowboysThirty years later Alex Smith found Vernon Davis in the end zone with just five seconds leftWhen it comes to history Candlestick Park oozes itSaints coach Sean Peyton must have thought the game was won when the incomparable Drew Brees threw his fourth touchdown pass with a minute and 47 seconds to go READ MORE

The many marriages of Newt Gingrich --who is next Hannah Montana? (IrishCentral)

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 02:45:12 PST

Newt Gingrich and his wife CallistaNewt Gingrich has had quite the married lives Three in fact In every case he left the wife for a younger woman Now he's 68 and third wife Callista is 46 (pictured with him above) READ MORE

Joe Montana slams Notre Dame over their treatment of his son Nate (IrishCentral)

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:15:14 PDT

Joe Montana has come out swinging against Notre Dame because of their treatment of his son Nate who left the college last yearNate transferred from Notre Dame to Montana after being made a back up quarterback last year amid rumors of a falling out with coach Brian KellyNate briefly saw first team action against Michigan but never featured againMontana, the legendary Fighting Irish and San Francisco 49ers quarterback, is clearly still feeling the pain of his son's premature departure READ MORE

Irish con man wanted by the police in Montana and Colorado (IrishCentral)

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:50:12 PDT

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

State of Montana officials have issued an arrest warrant for an Irish con man who wrote a series of bad checks for more than $55,000 before fleeing to Colorado.

Calling all Solas fans (IrishCentral)

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 05:15:24 PDT

SolasAre you a big Solas fan? If so, would you like to help them create their next recording project that involves a CD, DVD and a multi-media stage presentation built around the exploration of founder Seamus Egan’s roots in Butte, Montana and the role of so many Irish immigrants who found their way there to work in the mines and frontier?Navigating without a record company now, Solas has reached out to their fan base (like many other independent artists now) to gather pledges via Kickstarter to help produce and pay for their next venture called “Shamrock City” which will draw upon their Montana research over future months to incorporate into their act in 2012 and 2013 You can get involved here The deadline is Monday, 10 October for your participation For more info visit solasmusic READ MORE

Nate Montana former Notre Dame Quarterback arrested (IrishCentral)

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:25:21 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

The 21-year-old son of NFL Hall of Fame, Quarterback Joe Montana, Nate, has been arrested on suspicion of DUI (driving under the influence alcohol).

Nate Montana for Montana State is no surprise -- never displayed Dad's ability at Notre Dame (IrishCentral)

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 07:10:08 PST

Nate Montana will be playing for MontanaIt became official yesterday with the news that Montana, son of the legendary Joe, had transferred from Notre Dame to Montana State a Division IAAA teamIt brings to an end a fairy tale where Joe's son could rise up and lead Notre Dame like his dad did He briefly made it to No READ MORE

Derek Jeter should learn from Joe Montana at the end of his career (IrishCentral)

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 03:10:11 PST

In the ebbing years of his career Joe Montana, feeling the heat from the young gun quarterback Steve Young, left the San Francisco 49ers and moved to the Kansas City ChiefsThe greatest player to every line up behind center performed quite well with Kansas, leading them to a deep run into the playoffs, but he never touched the heights he had with the 49ersI'm sure Montana still regrets that he didn't just retireLet's face it READ MORE

Irish American Civil War hero honored in Montana (IrishCentral)

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 10:45:02 PDT

A statue of Thomas Francis Meagher was place in front of the Montana Capitol and dedicated to July 4, 1905Thomas Francis Meagher is a former governor of the Montana Territory The Montana Historical Society said the statue was meant to portray Meagher as "the gallant commanding officer of the Irish Brigade in the American Civil War, guiding his Irish brothers through some of the most difficult battles of that war"Meagher, an Irish nationalist, was the leader of the Young Irelanders in the Rebellion of 1848 READ MORE

Butte: Montana's Irish Immigrant Mining Town History (IrishCentral)

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:09:19 PDT

By: Kara Rota

Narrated by Gabriel Byrne, Butte, America is a documentary that tells the story of the most profitable hard rock mining town in American history. Through historical narrative and interviews with mine survivors and their families, the film captures the pioneering spirit that drew men to work in the mines, the emotional ties that formed in mining communities, and the powerful hold that the mining companies had over every aspect of their lives.

New gold rush for Irish mine in Montana (IrishCentral)

Sun, 02 May 2010 05:13:25 PDT

By: PATRICK O'SHEA

A gold mine founded by Irish emigrants in Montana has been found to contain vast new veins of gold, leading to a new gold rush for the remote area.

Nate Montana could start at quarterback for Notre Dame (IrishCentral)

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 06:25:12 PDT

Nate Montana could be the starting quarterback for Notre Dame come September In the process the former walk on could rival the Notre Dame legend created by his dad JoeThat astonishing possibility became clear after Montana had a much better game driving the Gold offense in an impressive win over the Blue team led by first string quarterback Dayne Crist in the annual Spring match up His team won 27-19,Montana completed 18 of 30 passes for 223 yards and two touchdowns READ MORE

There's another Montana behind center at Notre Dame-- sort of. (IrishCentral)

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:10:10 PDT

Nate Montana, son of the legend Joe was told by coach Brian Kelly he was the No2 behind Dayne Crist during spring practiceBut that's before three touted freshmen make it to campus by summerStill Nate, a strapping 6 foot four junior, was not complaining READ MORE

Nate Montana leaves Notre Dame (IrishCentral)

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:15:11 PST

Posted by BrianBoru at 7/25/2009 4:01 PM EDTFourth-string quarterback Nate Montana has decided to transfer to Pasadena City College Nate, the son of former Notre Dame and NFL legend Joe Montana, has left the door open for a return to Notre Dame Should he decide to return to Notre Dame, he would have three years of eligibility remainingGrades were not a factor in Montana's decision to enroll in junior college, as he noted that his grades were in order READ MORE

Notre Dame's Clausen to Tate the new Montana to Rice? (IrishCentral)

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:42:55 PDT

By: Sean O'Shea

Jimmy Clausen to Golden Tate is starting to sound like Joe Montana to Gerry Rice.