
Thomas D'Arcy McGee
Thomas D’Arcy McGee, journalist, politician, poet (born 13 April 1825 in Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland; died 7 April 1868 in Ottawa, ON). Thomas...
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Grosse Île and the Irish Memorial National Historic Site
Grosse Île is an island in the St. Lawrence Estuary, 46 km downstream from Quebec City. It is 2.9 km long and 1 km wide and consists of a wooded Appal...
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Irish Canadians
The Irish have played an important role in the history of Canada. From their early settlements in Newfoundland, to the larger waves of migrations in t...
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Battle of Ridgeway
The Battle of Ridgeway is also known as the Battle of Lime Ridge or Limestone Ridge. It was fought on the morning of 2 June 1866, near the village of...
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Irish Famine Orphans in Canada
Thousands of children became orphans during the 1847 Irish famine migration to British North America. Public authorities, private charities and religi...
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