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Newfoundland History
ISBN 1-894294-04-1
224 pages
5.5 x 8.5
paper
© March, 1999 |
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$12.95 |
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The
Irish in Newfoundland
By: Michael
McCarthy
Ireland and its
people are an integral part of the our heritage and culture. In almost
every corner of this province we find people of Irish descent. The Irish
in Newfoundland paints a vivid picture of the Irish experience from the
early days of anti-Catholic persecution when a house could be burned to
the ground simply because Mass had been said there. By the turn of
the twentieth century, relative peace exists between Irish Roman Catholics and
English Protestants.
Mike McCarthy's
painstaking research has resulted in a book that is a treasure trove of
information about those first Irish immigrants. He tells their story
from the legendary voyage of St. Brendan, to the modern era with the
construction of the Basilica in St. John's. The Irish in Newfoundland
looks at religious restrictions, political turmoil and the fierce
partisan involvement of the clergy in nineteenth century elections, the
justice and denominational school systems, legends and folktales and
faction fights between Irishmen from different countries.
But most of all,
this book tells of the men and women who came from a beloved old country
to an unknown new one, to create a better life for themselves and their
children.
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