Tag Archives: Griffintown

Author of ‘An Irish Heart’ about the Irish immigrants in Montreal’s Griffintown neighourhood has passed away

Posted on May 29, 2024 by Gail Dever

Sharon Doyle Driedger, the best-selling author of An Irish Heart — How a Small Immigrant Community Shaped Canada, passed away on May 25 in Toronto. An Irish Heart tells the story of the thousands of impoverished Irish immigrants who settled … Continue reading →

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Book about Montreal’s Irish neighbourhood, Griffintown, wins Canadian Historical Assocation prize

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Gail Dever

The Canadian Historical Association (CHA) announced yesterday in Regina that a book about the recent history of an Irish neighbourhood in Montreal was among the winners of one of its annual CHA Prizes. The Clio Prize for Quebec for the … Continue reading →

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Celebrate St. Pat’s Day weekend with online tour of Montreal’s Griffintown

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Gail Dever

For those of us who were unable to take part in yesterday’s walking tour of Irish Montreal, there is an online opportunity to take a free self-guided tour of Griffintown, a former working class, industrial neighbourhood just south of downtown … Continue reading →

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Timeline of Montreal neighbourhood, Griffintown

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Gail Dever

If your ancestors lived in Griffintown, you may be interested in the timeline the Montreal Gazette published Saturday as part of its series about the transformation of the Montreal working-class neighbourhood. Griffintown, the “industrial birthplace of Canada,” was home to … Continue reading →

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Early 20th century photos provide view of life in Montreal’s Griffintown

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Gail Dever

If your Irish ancestors in Montreal were members of the working class, as mine were, they may possibly have lived in the neighbourhood Griffintown. Identified in municipal and census records as St. Ann’s Ward, it was one of the poorest … Continue reading →

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Joe Beef Market includes play about the Irish Black Rock

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Gail Dever

Since the 19th century, Joe Beef has been part of Montreal’s history and imagination, and today one of my favourite restaurants is named for the former tavern owner. According to my husband, whenever his late father headed out the door, … Continue reading →

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Online resources about the Irish in Quebec

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Gail Dever

In addition to the usual sources, such as census records, births, marriages and deaths, and city directories, there are other resources that can help us with our family research. Here are some online resources that may help you gain a better … Continue reading →

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