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Newfoundland and Ireland. In modern Newfoundland (Irish: Talamh an Éisc), many Newfoundlanders are of Irish descent. According to the Statistics Canada 2016 census, 20.7% of Newfoundlanders claim Irish ancestry (other major groups in the province include 37.5% English, 6.8% Scottish, and 5.2% French). [1]
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 ...
Irish emigrants to pre-Confederation Newfoundland (27 P) Pages in category "Immigrants to pre-Confederation Newfoundland" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
The United Irish Uprising in Newfoundland was a failed mutiny by Irish soldiers in the British garrison in St. John's, Newfoundland on 24 April 1800. The authorities attributed it to the influence and example of the United Irishmen and their rebellion in Ireland two years prior.
This category is for people from Ireland who emigrated to Newfoundland before it became part of Canada in 1947. Pages in category "Irish emigrants to pre-Confederation Newfoundland" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
After the permanent settlement in Newfoundland by Irish in the late 18th and early 19th century, overwhelmingly from County Waterford, increased immigration of the Irish elsewhere in Canada began in the decades following the War of 1812 and formed a significant part of The Great Migration of Canada. Between 1825 and 1845, 60% of all immigrants ...
Use of three collections of Newfoundland songs [79] demonstrates how by 1930 or so a Newfoundland song culture had replaced earlier cultural traditions. These songs suggest that the island was still a cultural mosaic; some outports were completely Irish, others were West Country, and in a few ethnically mixed communities, including St. John's ...
Irish emigrants to pre-Confederation Newfoundland (27 P) Pages in category "Newfoundland and Labrador people of Irish descent" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.