Mulrooney Family // Toronto, Ogoki & Cat Lake

Contributed by Deirdre MulrooneyMy mother and father met in Kilkee’s Atlantic Hotel on the August weekend in 1966. Mum was home on holidays from her first teaching job in England, after training as an elementary teacher in Mount Pleasant, Liverpool (now Hope...

McGing & Dillon Families // Toronto, Ontario

Contributed by Deirdre McGingThis collection illustrates the private family photographs of Deirdre McGing, a former resident of Moynalvey, County Meath and her family. It contains images from both the McGing and Dillon families. Deirdre’s collection depicts several...

Hughes Family // Prince George, B.C.

Contributed by Philomena & Patrick HughesTo keep a promise to God and have an adventure for two years probably best describes why William Augustine Hughes and Eileen Mary White found themselves journeying as Frontier Apostles to Western Canada in 1957. Neither...

Glass Family // Vancouver B.C.

Contributed by Maeve GlassPamela Kelly was from Malahide and Cecil Glass was from Castleknock, County Dublin. Pam was a pioneering sportswoman and was the first President of the Crusaders Athletic Club in Dublin, which still exists today. She played field hockey at...

Duffy Family // Ontario

Contributed by Al DuffyDuring the late 1820s and early 1830s there were a number of Irish families from County Sligo who decided to immigrate to Canada in the hopes of a more prosperous life. They were all Wesleyan Methodists, and it is believed that they all left on...