Click here to listen to a recording of the names and ages of the 1,300 souls laid to rest in this section of Evergreen Cemetery in Leadville, Colorado.
Recorded in Allihies, Ireland—the home many once left behind—this may be the very first time their names have been spoken aloud in their own Cork accent. At long last, their voices are remembered, their dignity restored, and their presence honored.
Download a full listing of those buried in the Catholic Free section of Evergreen Cemetery.
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Big Minnie
LEADVILLE POWERHOUSE & COLD CASE DISAPPEARANCE
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Michael Davitt
CONVICTED GUNRUNNER & FOUNDER OF THE IRISH NATIONAL LAND LEAGUE
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Rosa Sullivan
LAUNDRESS, WAITRESS, DISHWASHER & MURDER VICTIM
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Philip Nash
SELF-PROCLAIMED "KING OF LEADVILLE"
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Catherine Ferguson
BLACK RESTAURATEUR
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Michael Mooney
MINER & LABOR LEADER
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Anna Bolna
ROMANI IMMIGRANT ACCUSED OF BEING A WITCH
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John Gibbons
MINER, NEWSMAN, & MOLLY MAGUIRE
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Hellen Donovan
FEMALE MINER
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D.N. Canfield
GENDER NONCONFORMING DRUGSTORE OWNER
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Clara Shimmin
MEXICAN IMMIGRANT & CONFECTIONARY SHOP OWNER