Despite the enormous accomplishments of Irish immigrants, detailed knowledge of the ... including a high percentage of Frnech-speaking Quebecers. There were significant Irish settlements in Atlantic ...

In the 1840s, Irish peasants came to Canada ... were forced to dock at the quarantine station on Grosse le, an island located in the St. Lawrence, downriver from Quebec City. For many Irish ...

By the end of the 1600s, it is believed that 130 of all the 2,500 families in New France, or roughly 5%, were Irish. In 1871, after massive immigration, the figure rose to above 10%, making the Irish ...