Episode 2 - 1847: The Doctor and the Priest
The Irish in Canada Podcast
English - March 14, 2024 06:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBEducation history irish canada irish-canadian canadian Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 1 - Benjamin Lett: "The Rob Roy of Upper Canada"
Next Episode: Episode 3 - Sir Guy Carleton and The Quebec Act
In the summer of 1847, over 100,000 refugees from the Great Irish Famine poured into Canada, making their way up the St Lawrence River to Grosse Île, Québec, Montréal, and Toronto. Others arrived at Partridge Island, the quarantine station just outside the harbour of Saint John, New Brunswick. This is the story of two Irish Canadians — one in Toronto, and the other in Saint John — who tried to help as best they could, with tragic results.