Contributed by Mike DonovanI emigrated to Toronto, Canada in June 2017. I had never left Europe before this and was eager to experience something different, to open the door to new opportunities. Within the first few weeks I got a job as a landscaper for an Irish...
Contributed by Wade DavisMy father, George Edmund Davis, had two Irish connections. The father of his grandmother, Annie Wade Davis, had emigrated to Canada from Northern Ireland, ending up in Brockville, Ontario. That’s all we know.Dad’s mother, Annie Walsh, was born...
Contributed by Bryan DalyBryan’s paternal side came to Canada from Cadamstown, County Offaly in 1838 to Quebec City. Their ship was diverted from New York due to disease in New York City. His great-grandparents were Joseph Daly and Elizabeth Dempsey. They stayed in...
Contributed by Paul ClerkinWinnipeg, where’s that?It’s in the middle of Canada, north of Fargo.Because everyone had heard of Fargo, that was how we described our new location. To be fair, we hadn’t just thrown a dart at a map before relocating here. My wife Christine...
Contributed by Eilis CourtneyI contribute to this project in honour of my family.My paternal grandparents were John Courtney (b. 1881) and Margaret Sweeney (b. 1889) who both came from Northern Ireland. John graduated top of his high school class in Newry, spoke five...
