- Paperback: 202 pages
- Publisher: Vehicule; 1 edition (1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1550651099
- ISBN-13: 978-1550651096
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 15.5 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 363 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #298,434 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Although there have been some Irish living in Montreal since the early 1600's, augmented by Irish soldiers arriving with the conquering British army, it was only in the early 1800's that an Irish presence was truly noticed. By 1824 there were sufficient Irish in Montreal to organize the first St. Patrick's Day Parade, and ten years later the St. Patrick's Society was founded. In 1847 St. Patrick's Basilica, Montreal's first church built for the Irish Catholics opened--a year before thousands of sick Irish escaping the famine in Ireland arrived.
About the Author
To remember history demonstrates pride in our heritage. Oral history makes our past come alive by putting a human face on bare facts. Patricia Burns grew up in Montreal listening to her grandparents and parents relating tales of men freezing to death on sailing ships and of rum-runners being killed by police. Remembering these stories, she has continued the tradition, and since 1991 she has been recording the memories of men and women from all walks of life, many who grew up in the working class community of Griffintown.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Back to my Irish roots,
By Elaine K (Kingston,ontario ,Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The shamrock and the shield: An oral history of the Irish in Montreal (Paperback)
I am a 5th generation Irish/French Canadian from Montreal. I lived there for 48 years before moving to Ontario in the last decade. I sure do miss it.!This book is so well written with lost of information about life styles and history of Irish Montrealers. It was like going back home . Reliving all the great stories my elders used to share with me. Even the neighborhoods were familiar to me . I highly recommend it to anyone who wants an accurate look into a specific time and culture of the past of this great city.
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