Easter 2021
Celebrating March 17
Here are links to activities on line which you may wish view in lieu of the pandemic’s curtailment of St Patrick’s Day celebrations.
50th Shannon Irish Show Revisited: currently viewable at
https://www.facebook.com/VoiceofEnglishspeakingQuebec/videos/341883690546152
March 16, 7 pm: “Meet Your Irish Neighbours” with Fergus Keyes: https://fb.me/e/WjT6Hunh
March 20, 7 pm: Premier of new QAHN-produced video documentary, “Echoes of a Fine-Tuned Valley: Musical Memories from the Jacques-Cartier Area”: https://fb.me/e/29fsiV0Bk
March 17: Under the artistic direction of Cyrille-Gauvin Francoeur and Josée La Roche, this historical documentary will present the testimony of a descendant of an Irish family, as well as that of an Irish immigrant to Quebec. In addition, a performance by the Pipes & Drums Of The Emerald Society of the New York City Police Department will be presented. This group has marched every year in Saint-Patrick’s parade in Quebec City since 2010.
https://www.ville.quebec.qc.ca/citoyens/art-culture/activites/quebec-se-souvient/
March 17, 11:30 am: Mass will be celebrated on St. Patrick’s Day at St Patrick’s Church on de Salaberry however attendance will be limited to 21 households (bubbles) to a maximum of 50 people in keeping with the restrictions imposed by the pandemic.
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Season’s Greetings
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The Evolution of Halloween
Tuesday 27th October, 5pm EST
Did you know that Ireland has celebrated Halloween for over 1,000 years? Do you know why we carve pumpkins or wear masks? Do you know to be careful not to be drawn into the Otherworld on Halloween Night? The Irish Embassy in Ottawa is facilitating access to this virtual event tracing the story of Halloween back and forth across the Atlantic from ancient Celtic traditions to modern celebrations. The evening will also feature a special rendition of a Halloween story from Irish legend!
This event was live-streamed on their YouTube channel and can be seen here YouTube channel
Speakers include:
· Julie Le Blanc, Professor of Celtic Studies at the University of Ottawa
· Kelly Fitzgerald, Head of Irish Folklore and Ethnography at the School of Irish, Celtic Studies at University College Dublin
· Chantal Kobel, Bergen Fellow at the School of Celtic Studies at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
In Search of the 1490 with Mark McGowan
☘☘☘ In April of 2019 Irish Heritage Quebec hosted the Great Famine Voices Roadshow. The keynote speaker was Mark McGowan of the University of Toronto. The Irish Embassy in Ottawa has arranged for him to give an updated version of his lecture. This lecture will be live streamed on the Embassy’s
YouTube channel on Thursday 01 October at 7pm EST.
Irish Heritage Quebec invites you to watch it. ☘☘☘
Professor McGowan has described this lecture as follows:
This month the Government of Ireland officially opened the National Famine Way, a 160 km walking trail along the Royal Canal from the Shannon to Dublin. The way was inspired by the trek of 1490 assisted migrants from the estate of Major Denis Mahon at Strokestown, County Roscommon, to Dublin, and then Quebec via Liverpool. About 30% of these migrants died without ever having landed in Quebec. Mark McGowan of the University of Toronto has been the lead researcher tracking what happened to the remnants of 271 families that began this journey in 1847 in the hope of carving out new lives in Canada as they fled the ravages of an Gorta Mor. He follows their pathway from Ireland to Grosse Ile, Quebec City, Rimouski, Lotbiniere, Montreal, Niagara, New York, and New Orleans.
Easter Newsletter
☘☘☘ The following resolution was adopted by the Board of Directors of Irish Heritage Quebec today. April 10, 2020 .
Donation to Moisson Québec
WHEREAS the ongoing COVID-19 health emergency is causing distress to our fellow citizens in the Greater Quebec City Region, with many people being forced to turn to food banks and other charities for their basic needs;
WHEREAS the story and presence of the Irish in Quebec City are intimately bound to the hardships of famine and hunger;
On motion duly made, seconded and carried unanimously, the following resolution is passed:
Resolved: Irish Heritage Quebec make a donation to the local food bank Moisson Québec in the amount of $3,000. ☘☘☘
Announcement
All Irish Heritage Quebec activities are cancelled until further notice because of the current COVID-19 crisis and the requirement to maintain social distancing. In the meantime you are encouraged to browse our website. Irish Heritage Quebec will continue to reply to genealogical queries on line. Good health to you all.
March 17
The following gives you access to the St. Patrick’s Day message of the President of Ireland.