Harry Truman's Irish Links To judge by the rush to claim kinship with him by this year's presidential contenders, Harry S Truman may well be on his way to history's accolade as one of the most effective Presidents of all time. Both Bush and Clinton kicked off the official Labor Day start to the campaign by claiming the Truman legacy. More than any other President with the … [Read more...] about Hibernia
Grosse Ile
Canada Recognizes Irish Famine Memorial
By Michael Quigley
May/June 1996
The Irish in Canada have won a major victory over the Canadian Government on how the national historic site at Grosse Ile should be developed. The small island in the St. Lawrence River, 48 kilometers downstream from Quebec City, once served as a quarantine station, and is the burial site of thousands of Irish immigrants who died of cholera in 1832, and of typhus, ship fever, … [Read more...] about Canada Recognizes Irish Famine Memorial
Grosse Ile: Island of Sorrows
By Marianne O'Gallagher
Irish America’s April 1991 Magazine
Irish America’s April 1991 Magazine
The name Grosse Ile (Big Island) is almost a generic term on the map of North America, it appears in so many places. But there is one island by that name that far outstrips the others for the drama and pathos that took place on its shores. Grosse Ile in the Saint Lawrence River near Quebec City is the spot sometimes called "The Island Graveyard," or "L'Ile des Irlandais" (The … [Read more...] about Grosse Ile: Island of Sorrows
100th Anniversary of Celtic Cross at Grosse Île
“Children of the Gael died in the thousands on this island having fled from the laws of the foreign tyrants and an artificial famine in the years 1847-48. God's loyal blessing upon them. Let this monument be a token to their name and honour from the Gaels of America. God Save Ireland.” - Inscription on Celtic Cross, Grosse Île, Canada August 15, the Feast of the Assumption, is … [Read more...] about 100th Anniversary of Celtic Cross at Grosse Île