| • Science | • People | • Locations | • Timeline |
Quebec has seen a substantial immigration from Ireland in its history, especially over the course of the Irish Great Famine. One notable event of the Irish settlement is the disaster at Grosse-Īle, when many Irish children were left as orphans in Quebec. These children were adopted mainly by the French speakers of Lower Canada. These children fought for their right to keep their Irish surnames, and were largely successful.
Mixing between the Irish and the Quebecers has been important. It is notably because, in the pre- Quiet Revolution religious Quebec, the common catholic religion of the two promoted mariages between those groups, more than with the English and Scottish protestants settlers. Today, there are many households in Quebec that maintain an Irish name. Some have assimilated into Quebec culture while some others are now part of the local English speaking community. One of those households is the Johnson family, a political dynasty that gave Quebec three Premiers, all of different parties and ideologies.
Many descendants of Irish Quebecers amassed large fortunes in Montreal in the 1920's, but most lost their fortunes in the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Irishmen were also instrumental in building Victoria Bridge in MontrealMontreal (/mVn. tri"Al/ in English, /mO~. re"al/ in French) is the largest city in the province of Quebec, Canada, where it also constitutes an administrative region. It is Canada's second most populous city after Toronto ( Statistics Canada), and the sec. Near the entrance of this bridge is a great stone bearing an inscription commemorating the Irish who died after arriving to the city. One of the greatest influences the Irish had and still have on their new compatriots is within music. Quebec folkloreBeing a modern cosmopolitan society, all types of music can be found in Quebec today. What is specific to Quebec though are traditional songs, a unique variety of celtic music, legions of excellent jazz musicians, a culture of classical music, and a love has adopted, and adapted, the Irish reel as its own (see Reel (dance)The reel is a folk dance type as well as the accompanying dance tune type. Description It is believed that the reel was originated from an old Irish dance called the Hey in the mid 1500's. Today many Irish reels are supplemented with new compositions and).
Begun in 1824Events January 22 Ashantis crush British forces in the Gold Coast Cimetiere du Montparnasse established The Dutch sign the Masang Agreement temporarily ending hostilities in the Padri War March 17 signing of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824. March 11 The Un, the Saint Patrick's DayPatrick's Day ( March 17) is the Roman Catholic Feast day which honors St. Patrick (A. 387-461), the patron Saint of Ireland. Because of St. Patrick's patronage, the celebrations in Dublin have been extended to a week-long event called St Patrick's Festiv parade of Montreal, Quebec is still the oldest large and organized parade of its kind of the North AmericanNorth America is the third largest continent in area and the fourth ranked in population. It is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific Ocea continent.