By the time Pueblo was settled Irish immigrants, who had fled the Great Famine in the 1840s and 1850s, had already settled in different regions all across America. Those that did come to Southern Coloraado to work for the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company were mostly first generation Irish-Americans. Though they themselves did not come here directly from Ireland, they brought to the region their unique culture that had been passed down to them from their parents and grandparents.

Begin this path: Irish Immigrants

1. Kane, John
2. McCoy, Chas
3. McCoy, Martin
4. McDermott, Matt

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