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Da Irish legacy here 'n Wisconsin is as hearty as corned beef. Before we had brats 'n polka, it was da Irish dat settled 'n Milwaukee 'n across southern Wisconsin 'n towns like Erin, Bangor, Waterford 'n McFarland—all towns named after Irish cities. Of course we can tank dem fer er high alcohol tolerance 'n hard work ethic, dey built many of da streets 'n railways across da state. Milwaukee’s first St. Patrick’s Day Parade was way back 'n 1843 'n taday der Irish Fest is da biggest Irish culture celebration 'n da world. Milwaukee gave us da longest tenured socialist mayor, Daniel Hoan, 'n Wisconsin's longest tenured governor, Tommy Thompson, both Irish. Two of da greatest actors of Hollywood's Golden Age came from Milwaukee, Pat O’Brien 'n da legendary Spencer Tracy. Oh yeah, yah can't forget da great Chris Farley from Madison, whose Irish heritage fueled his larger-dan-life personality. Oh, 'n get dis, da Green Bay Packers was co-found by George Calhoun, an Irishman.