Thomas D’Arcy McGee, journalist, politician, poet (born 13 April 1825 in Carlingford, County Louth, Republic of Ireland; died 7 April 1868 in Ottawa,...
Read moreGrosse 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...
Read moreThe 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...
Read moreThe 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...
Read moreThousands of children became orphans during the 1847 Irish famine migration to British North America. Public authorities, private charities and religi...
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