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The first recorded Irish presence in the area of present-day Canada dates from 1536, when Irish fishermen from Cork traveled to Newfoundland. [citation needed]After the permanent settlement in Newfoundland by Irish in the late 18th and early 19th century, overwhelmingly from counties Waterford and Wexford, increased immigration of the Irish elsewhere in Canada began in the decades following ...
Ulster-Scottish diaspora in Canada (2 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Irish diaspora in Canada" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
Pages in category "Canadian people of Irish descent" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 597 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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The term Irish diaspora is open to many interpretations. One, preferred by the government of Ireland, is defined in legal terms: the Irish diaspora are those of Irish nationality, mostly but not exclusively Roman Catholic, residing outside the island of Ireland. This includes Irish citizens who have emigrated abroad and their children, who were ...
Maidstone, Ontario, Canada, has a nine-foot stone Celtic Cross at the cemetery outside St. Mary's Church; Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the "Black Rock", the "Stone" or the Irish Commemorative Stone in Pointe-Saint-Charles, Montreal. It was the first monument to those who had died in the Great Famine.
Irish diaspora in Canada (4 C, 14 P) Irish diaspora in the Caribbean (1 C, 8 P) M. Irish diaspora in Mexico (1 C, 5 P) N. North American people of Irish descent (8 C) U.
The project's stated aim is to "restore and maintain the language by having a place where speakers can make connections with each other, learn and practice Irish". [10] The site is intended to be used for Irish language immersion weeks and to build a learning centre. [11]