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Maloney's Bar, left, St. Patrick's Cemetery and Rob Seccomb, pipe major with the Anaconda AOH Pipes and Drums, in Butte, Mont., a city with a rich Irish heritage.
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The very Irish town of Butte, Mont.

Maloney's Bar, left, St. Patrick's Cemetery and Rob Seccomb, pipe major with the Anaconda AOH Pipes and Drums, in Butte, Mont., a city with a rich Irish heritage.

Maloney’s Bar, left, St. Patrick’s Cemetery and Rob Seccomb, pipe major with the Anaconda AOH Pipes and Drums, in Butte, Mont., a city with a rich Irish heritage.

 (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

The view looking down Montana Street in Butte, Mont.

The view looking down Montana Street in Butte, Mont.

 (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

The giant head frame from the old Steward Mine in Butte, Mont., is framed by a wooden cutout of a shamrock on Maureen Yelenich's front porch.

The giant head frame from the old Steward Mine in Butte, Mont., is framed by a wooden cutout of a shamrock on Maureen Yelenich’s front porch.

 (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

The giant head frames from the historic mines in Butte, Mont., are reminders of the past.

The giant head frames from the historic mines in Butte, Mont., are reminders of the past.

 (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Butte, Mont., is considered to be the most Irish town in America per capita.

Butte, Mont., is considered to be the most Irish town in America per capita.

 (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

St. Patrick's Cemetery tells part of the history of the Irish heritage of Butte, Mont., through the names on the towering headstones and memorials.

St. Patrick’s Cemetery tells part of the history of the Irish heritage of Butte, Mont., through the names on the towering headstones and memorials.

 (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

St. Patrick's Cemetery in Butte, Mont.

St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Butte, Mont.

 (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Giant wooden shamrocks decorate many of the light poles around Butte, Mont.

Giant wooden shamrocks decorate many of the light poles around Butte, Mont.

 (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Maureen Yelenich's father was a miner where Irish descendants of the early miners now make up nearly 25% of the 35,000 residents of Butte.

Maureen Yelenich’s father was a miner where Irish descendants of the early miners now make up nearly 25% of the 35,000 residents of Butte.

 (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

A flag whips around in the breeze at Duffy's Antique store in Butte, Mont.

A flag whips around in the breeze at Duffy’s Antique store in Butte, Mont.

 (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

A group of window shoppers stop to look in the window of O'donna's New and Used in Butte, Mont.

A group of window shoppers stop to look in the window of O’donna’s New and Used in Butte, Mont.

 (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Miners with pickaxes are depicted in a fence that surrounds the memorial dedicated to the 168 men who lost their lives at the Granite Mountain-Speculator fire, June 8, 1917, in Butte, Mont.

Miners with pickaxes are depicted in a fence that surrounds the memorial dedicated to the 168 men who lost their lives at the Granite Mountain-Speculator fire, June 8, 1917, in Butte, Mont.

 (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Monica Cavanaugh, the proudly Irish owner of Cavanaugh's County Celtic, sells everything Irish in her shop in Butte, Mont.

Monica Cavanaugh, the proudly Irish owner of Cavanaugh’s County Celtic, sells everything Irish in her shop in Butte, Mont.

 (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Frank Walsh, a third-generation Irish dscendant in Butte, Mont., walks through St. Patrick's Cemetery. He and fellow members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians maintain the historic graveyard for the community.

Frank Walsh, a third-generation Irish dscendant in Butte, Mont., walks through St. Patrick’s Cemetery. He and fellow members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians maintain the historic graveyard for the community.

 (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

The sign begins to glow on the Dublin as the sun sets on Montana Street in the heart of Butte, Mont.

The sign begins to glow on the Dublin as the sun sets on Montana Street in the heart of Butte, Mont.

 (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Green neon shamrocks fill the window at Maloney's Bar, one of the iconic Irish pubs in Butte, Mont.

Green neon shamrocks fill the window at Maloney’s Bar, one of the iconic Irish pubs in Butte, Mont.

 (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Maloney's Bar, an iconic Irish pub in Butte, Mont.

Maloney’s Bar, an iconic Irish pub in Butte, Mont.

 (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Rob Seccomb plays the pipes on Main Street in downtown Butte.

Rob Seccomb plays the pipes on Main Street in downtown Butte.

 (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

A statue shows Thomas Meagher (1823-1867), the fiery Irish nationalist and onetim acting governor of Montana, riding his horse in front of the Capitol building in Helena, Mont.

A statue shows Thomas Meagher (1823-1867), the fiery Irish nationalist and onetim acting governor of Montana, riding his horse in front of the Capitol building in Helena, Mont.

 (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Rob Seccomb next to the head frame of "The Original," Butte's first copper mine, which operated from 1878-1976.

Rob Seccomb next to the head frame of “The Original,” Butte’s first copper mine, which operated from 1878-1976.

 (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Diners at the lunch counter in the M&M Cigar Store in Butte, Mont.

Diners at the lunch counter in the M&M Cigar Store in Butte, Mont.

 (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

An old neon sign for the New Tait Hotel in Butte, Mont., where many of the original buildings from the 19th century still stand.

An old neon sign for the New Tait Hotel in Butte, Mont., where many of the original buildings from the 19th century still stand.

 (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

A metallic sculpture of a miner decorates a wall in Butte, Mont.

A metallic sculpture of a miner decorates a wall in Butte, Mont.

 (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

The Grand Union Hotel opened in Fort Benton, Mont., in 1882.

The Grand Union Hotel opened in Fort Benton, Mont., in 1882.

 (Stephen Saks / Getty Images/Lonely Planet Image)

A lone pedestrian walks across a rainy stretch of Main Street in downtown Butte, Mont.

A lone pedestrian walks across a rainy stretch of Main Street in downtown Butte, Mont.

 (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

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The very Irish town of Butte, Mont.

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