In the 1840s, Irish peasants came to Canada in vast numbers to escape a famine that swept Ireland. Robert Whyte kept a record ...

The coffin ships took up to 40 days to reach their ... children around the ship and explaining to them about the Great Irish Famine. I cannot think of a greater gift to give a child, either ...

Millions died during the Famine or emigrated in coffin ships to escape starvation ... and is well worth the effort. As we say in Irish: "May the road rise to meet you" on your journey.

From Cork, after a day of heavy driving, it was time to stop at the town of Listowel. A bustling market-town of 4,000, Listowel is located on the north bank of the River Feale. According to tradition, ...

During the pandemic the artist admits he took strength in not only his ancestors surviving the Great Irish Famine but all of ... Irish migrants arrived by coffin ships to Toronto on the very ...