The Ireland Canada Monument
450 Beach Crescent Vancouver, BC, Canada

"The Rideau Canal opened in 1832 and is both a WORLD HERITAGE & NATIONAL HERITAGE site. The canal, covering 202 km of the Rideau & Cataraqui rivers from Ottawa to Kingston harbour, is the only 19th century canal of the era still in operation along its original line with most structures intact. Each winter the section passing through the centre of Ottawa, Canada's capital city, becomes the world's largest skating rink. ... The word rideau is French for curtain. Samuel de Champlain, travelling up the Ottawa River in 1613, saw the twin falls meeting at the Rideau and Ottawa Rivers, as a curtain. The name appeared on maps ca. 1694. The team of contractors, now under supervision of the Royal Canal projects ,employed about 8-9,000 men per year but the Great Hunger in Ireland sent more than 25,000 persons (including women and children) to Montreal and Quebec City. In Montreal many settled in low-rent districts straddling the canal: Griffintown, Point St. Charles and Victoria Ville. Jobs and housing were now scarce and many recent arrivals moved on to the United States. In 1847 the city built a final development comprised of fever sheds to quarantine victims of typhus. More than a decade later, workers laying foundations for the Victoria railway bridge across the St. Lawrence River, uncovered a mass grave of typhus victims. A memorial was erected by the workers "To preserve from desecration the remains of 6000 immigrants who died of ship fever A.D.1847-8." Estimates of the total workforce fatalities on the Rideau construction (1826-1831), taking into account death and employee turnover, vary from 4,000 to about 10,000. Half of the workers working on the Rideau died from mosquito-borne Malaria." For more stories of the Irish contribution to Canada, please visit our website: https://www.irelandcanadamonument.com/ : Allyson Reid See more

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The efforts of those that make The Ireland Canada Monument possible.....

The Government is launching Ireland's new #DiasporaStrategy 2020-2025 today. The new Strategy: will prioritise the welfare of our most vulnerable and margin...alised emigrants, through the Emigrant Support Programme; commits to a referendum on voting rights for citizens outside the State in Presidential elections; will develop educational and work opportunities in Ireland for members of third- and fourth-generation Irish diaspora; and will address barriers facing returning emigrants Read more at https://bit.ly/3lJE76J

Tontaí Mhór i Dú na nGall Bif Waves in Donegal !

THE Vancouver Irish Sporting and Social Club Men’s Gaelic Football Team - 1975

Everyone knows her as a champion boxer but Katie Taylor was also a fine footballer. Katie has 11 senior international caps and two goals for the Republic of Ire...land. In 2010 however, at just 23, she decided to hang up her boots and concentrate on her boxing career. Football's loss was definitely boxing's gain. #coygig See more

Some wonferful theatre and music in the Irish language from Gaoth Dobhair (Gweedore). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auwZuKFVwbE&t=1526s

Yaletown Vancouver- Home of The Ireland Canada Monument

Leap of Faith is track three on the album and rather than being inspired by anything sacred, this piece presents a 'leap of faith’ because of the great jumps fo...r the harp player in playing it! Traditional musicians will recognise the first of the two slip-jigs entitled ‘The Whinney Hills of Leitrim’; from which the theme of the second is taken for the ‘Leap of Faith’ As there is a descant in the reprise of the first tune, I have recorded myself over the first performance!

Congratulations to the new Ambassador of Ireland to Canada, Eamonn McKee, who presented his credentials to the Governor General of Canada, Julie Payette, today.... Another great milestone in Ireland-Canada relations! Wishing Ambassador McKee and his family all the very best at the start of their tenure in Canada See more

Kanaka Creek Maple Ridge BC - Nature at work !

Sponsored by the Campbell River Mirror, BC Touring Council and Whats On Digest Campbell River, the Tidemark Theatre presents, Jim Byrnes on Thursday, October 2...9th at 7:30pm. Ticket are $35 for in person admission and $15 for live streaming admission (+ applicable taxes and fees), and can be purchased at the Box Office Tuesday through Thursday between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. Tickets are also available online: https://bit.ly/2HhsqVn OR call 287-PINK! #livemusicrocks #MaverickCooperative #OurArtistsAreAwesome See more

Grosse Ile........final resting place for too many Irish.....

I understand now, I forgive you. Our elders and older generations went through such horrible abuse in residential schools by evil priests and nuns. A stolen gen...eration that suffered a cultural genocide. I understand why you couldnt show love and affection and i forgive you. I understand why you were so strict and i forgive you. I understand why the house had to be spotless and i forgive you. I understand why you couldnt tell me you loved me and i forgive you. I understand why you physically hit me and i forgive you. I understand why our family is dysfunctional and i forgive you. I understand why i dont speak my language and i forgive you. I understand why you never taught me the culture and i forgive you. I understand why you didnt have healthy parenting skills and i forgive you. I understand why you were ashamed to be Indigenous and i forgive you. I understand why you had addiction issues and i forgive you. I understand why you abused me and i forgive you. I understand why you did some of the things you did and i forgive you. Now mosum and kokum you must forgive yourself because what they took away from you im learning and taking back for future generations. Sahkitin kakiyo Newokomakinahk. Kinanaskomtin kihteyahyak. Author Mackenzie Whitford

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The West Coast Express train from Mission City to Vancouver.......

An Chláirseach - An Suaitheatas Naisúnta na hÉireann. The Harp - the National Emblem of Ireland

https://www.irelandcanadamonument.com/contact-us.html Those who helped make the Ireland Canada Monument a reality !

Thanks to National Museum of Ireland for inviting us to take part in the filming of their new schools resource at Glendalough. Real pleasure be involved in this... well planned project bringing the past to life for post primary students. The Heritage Council National Monuments Service - Archaeology Our Wicklow Heritage OPW - Office of Public Works

George Wainborn Park Vancouver - The park for the proposed Ireland Canada Monument. Agreement on the Monument design is now in place.

William Farrell from Portarlington to Vancouver Founder of The British Columbia Telephone Company later to become BCTel and today known as Telus ! https://youtu.be/2WDpurZrxq0?t=15

****Competition time**** For your chance to win Sunday lunch at bray golf club this Sunday for you and 3 others, like and share this post and tag 3 people you w...ould bring along with you. With stunning food, views and perfect for social distancing, it’s a win win Winner announced Friday evening For bookings text us on 0868361468 See more

It's the month where the veils between the worlds start to get thinner again. A time of change, the time for spirits roaming as we shift towards darker half of ...the year. Traditionally celebrated by the old folks of nature, the end of October always has something magical... Drombeg Stone Circle is one of the finest megalithic sites in Ireland. It dates from 1100 - 800 BC, Bronze Age to early Iron Age.