Irish Heritage Quebec will hold an activity on Thursday, May 16, in McMahon Hall, 1145 de Salaberry in Quebec City. William Moss will give a presentation titled Where are the Irish? Ask an archaeologist! Québec City has a particularly rich archaeological heritage. Many rightfully associate this with the Old City World Heritage district but fascinating sites abound elsewhere as well. Though no structured research has been carried out on the topic, a rapid look shows that many of these discoveries can be directly related to the Irish presence in the region over the past two centuries. Following an overview on how archaeological research is carried out in the city, these will be examined to see what types of physical traces have been found. Get ready to see Irish heritage as you have never seen it before!

William Moss was the Chief Archaeologist for the City of Québec for over 30 years. He previously worked for Parks Canada and the then-named Ministry of Cultural Affairs. He was an adjunct lecturer at Université Laval and is a past-president of the international Society for Historical Archaeology as well as serving on various scientific committees, notably in relation to world heritage. His contribution to archaeology has warranted him the title of Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, a PhD honoris causa from Université Laval as well as recognition from the Cercle des ambassadeurs de Québec for international conference organization.

Refreshments will be served and parking stubs for Îlot St-Patrick will be validated. For more information phone Irish Heritage Quebec at 418-704-3404.

Monday April 15 at 19:30 – Irish Heritage Quebec will hold an activity in McMahon Hall, 1145 de Salaberry in Quebec City. Gary O’Brien will give a presentation on his ongoing research on the Irish families who settled in Lac Beauport and Ste-Brigitte-de-Laval from the counties Tipperary and Waterford, names such as O’Brien, Heafy and Hurley, Dawson, Bolan, Keough, Stapleton, Tierney and Berryman. Who they were, when and why they came, and where they settled, will be examined. Refreshments will be served and parking stubs for Îlot St-Patrick will be validated. For more information phone Irish Heritage Quebec at 418-704-3404.

☘☘☘ Monday February 12 at 19:30 – Irish Heritage Quebec will hold an activity in McMahon Hall, 1145 de Salaberry in Quebec City. Local historian Joe Lonergan will give a presentation entitled The Irish Coves of Quebec City 1851-1891. Friends and members are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served and parking stubs for Îlot St-Patrick will be validated. For more information phone Irish Heritage Quebec at 418-704-3404. ☘☘☘

☘☘☘  Monday December 11 at 19:30 – Irish Heritage Quebec will hold an activity in McMahon Hall, 1145 de Salaberry in Quebec City. Vice-President John Bertrand who takes a great interest in vexillogy, the science of flags will give a presentation on the suggested adoption of a flag of his design for Irish Heritage Quebec. This will be followed by the presentation of an appreciative plaque to the playwright Émile Proulx-Cloutier for the production of his well acclaimed Grosse Ïle : 1847. Émile Proulx-Cloutier will discuss the future of his play and field any question on its production and future. There will be a draw for to tickets to a December 2024 presentation of this play at Le Bordée in Quebec City. Friends and members are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served and parking stubs for Îlot St-Patrick will be validated. For more information phone Irish Heritage Quebec at 418-704-3404.  ☘☘☘

Monday November 13 at 19:30 – Irish Heritage Quebec will hold an activity in McMahon Hall, 1145 de Salaberry in Quebec City. Retired Major Alec Cooper, MD will give a presentation on his personal experiences of war. Dr. Cooper is a veteran of two wars and a Clinical Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at Laval University. Friends and members are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served and parking stubs for Îlot St-Patrick will be validated. For more information phone Irish Heritage Quebec at 418-704-3404.

☘☘☘ Monday October 16 at 19:30 – Irish Heritage Quebec will hold an activity in McMahon Hall, 1145 de Salaberry in Quebec City. Lorraine O’Donnell will give a presentation entitled The Contribution of Québécois Women of Irish Descent.   A former resident of Quebec City, her research focus is Canadian women’s history and history/heritage projects that involve and help build communities. Lorraine O’Donnell has a Ph.D. in History from McGill and works at the Quebec English-Speaking Communities Research Network at Concordia University. Friends and members are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served and parking stubs for Îlot St-Patrick will be validated. For more information phone Irish Heritage Quebec at 418-704-3404. ☘☘☘

☘☘☘ Monday September 11 at 19:30 – Irish Heritage Quebec will hold an activity in McMahon Hall, 1145 de Salaberry in Quebec City. J. Hugh O’Donnell will give a presentation entitled Surveying; Four Generations of O’Donnells. Tracing his family’s Quebec City roots, J. Hugh will touch on the establishment of Quebec City’s water system, the search for Champlain’s grave and family achievements.  Friends and members are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served and parking stubs for Îlot St-Patrick will be validated. For more information phone Irish Heritage Quebec at 418-704-3404.

Hugh is a graduate of Laval University in Geodetic Sciences and holds commissions in Ontario and Quebec. He served as Surveyor General of Ontario, Assistant Deputy Minister of Geomatics Canada and Executive Vice President of the Canadian Commercial Corporation. In the private sector he worked for Marshall Macklin Monaghan, a multi-disciplinary engineering firm which specialized in areas of planning, infrastructure, hospitality and health care. Hugh was responsible for business development of the firm’s activities worldwide leading international marketing and sales initiatives to organizations in the Middle East, China, Korea and Latin America. ☘☘☘

Monday June 19 at 19:30 – Irish Heritage Quebec will hold an activity in McMahon Hall, 1145 de Salaberry in Quebec City. Keelan Harkin will give a presentation titled, Irish Authors and the Irish Free State. Keelan Harkin PhD is an Assistant Professor at the Concordia Course of Irish Studies. His subject deals with the socio-political disappointments and aspirations reflected in the works of Irish writers with Ireland in the 1930s. Friends and members are invited to attend. Please arrive by 19:20 as the church door will be locked at 19:30. Refreshments will be served and parking stubs for Îlot St-Patrick will be validated. For more information phone Irish Heritage Quebec at 418-704-3404

☘☘☘ Monday April 17 at 19:30 – Irish Heritage Quebec will hold an activity in McMahon Hall, 1145 de Salaberry in Quebec City. Steven L. Cameron of Coirneal Cealteach, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière will give a presentation titled The Two Sides of Father James Nelligan. The presentation will examine the two sides of a priest among his Irish immigrant flock radicalized by oppression. Friends and members are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served and parking stubs for Îlot St-Patrick will be validated. For more information phone Irish Heritage Quebec at 418-704-3404.  ☘☘☘ 

Monday, March 20 at 19:30 – Irish Heritage Quebec will hold an activity in McMahon Hall, 1145 de Salaberry in Quebec City. Members and friends are invited to attend. Playwright Émile Proulx-Cloutier, author of the successful play “Grosse-Île, 1847 (Dans les mots de ceux qui l’ont vécu)” will be interviewed on his research and the creative process that led to the play. He will be interviewed by Sébastien Proulx, former Quebec minister of education. This activity is being held in association with the Défilé de la Saint-Patrick de Quebec. The conference will be in both English and French. We hope to see many of you there. Please arrive by 19:20 because we must lock the church door on de Salaberry at 19:30. Refreshments will be served and parking stubs for Îlot St-Patrick will be validated. For more information, please phone Irish Heritage Quebec at 418-704-3414