Canadian History – Ottawa Valley Irish

Heritage Passages Site to be Shut Down

Canadian History, Canadian Records, Local History, Occupations13 June 2022by M.C. Moran

Heritage Passages: Bytown and the Rideau Canal will soon be shut down. Many sections of the site are already deadlinked. A message on the website currently reads: This site will be shut down as of Monday July 4, 2022. Ce…

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Carleton County contributors to an Irish Famine relief fund (1847)

Canadian History, Canadian Records, Irish History, Newspapers27 April 2022by M.C. Moran

On 26 June 1847, The Ottawa Daily Citizen published a list of “Names of persons who contributed to the relief of the suffering poor of Ireland.” This list had been supplied to the newspaper by “the Rev. Mr. O’Connell, Catholic…

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