“Nellie Cashman, from Midleton, County Cork, made a mint providing "bed, board, and booze" to the gold and silver miners all over the western US and Canada. She was a prodigious entrepreneur, running and owning numerous stores, restaurants, and hotels in various mining settlements. While working the bar of her hotel, canny Nellie was able to buy a number of very lucrative mines by discretely listening to the gossip of drunken prospectors.” IrishmenIrish WriterIrish HistoryIrish AmericaIrish WomenIrish In AmericaIrish In The West Book:F*ck You I'm Irish: Why We Irish Are Awesome Source: F*ck You I'm Irish: Why We Irish Are Awesome