Michael O’Brien: The tallest gravestone whiskey can buy — right here in LDS Utah

The story of an Irish Catholic barkeep who found fame, fortune and scandal in the Beehive State.

(Michael Patrick O'Brien) This 27-foot-tall obelisk towers over Salt Lake City's Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, marking the grave of Irish Catholic saloonkeeper James McTernay.

Michael O’Brien: The tallest gravestone whiskey can buy — right here in LDS Utah

The story of an Irish Catholic barkeep who found fame, fortune and scandal in the Beehive State.

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