On September 18th, 2026, members of the Canadian Irish Migration Preservation Network’s research team visited the Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling (COHDS) headquarters at Concordia University, Montréal. The early afternoon event was not only organized...
The Irish Potato Famine, An Gorta Mór, (1845-1852) was marked by its unfortunately high death toll, but also by its mass emigration. It is estimated that during 1847 alone, approximately a million people exited their home country as staying equated to death. In search...
On Friday, September 4, 2026, CIMPN President Kelley O’Rourke presented Getting Started with Family History, a beginner genealogy workshop for the St. Veronica Seniors’ Club at the Sarto-Desnoyers Community Center in Dorval. The workshop was made possible in part...
Join PhD student Victoria Kelly and Samara O’Gorman as they discuss the negotiation of Irish-Canadian identity in the 19th and 20th centuries. They explore multi-wave migration, local vs. transnational influences, and how organizations like the Orange Order and...
On August 23rd, 2026, parishioners gathered in St. Malachy’s Church to celebrate the annual pilgrimage to Our Lady of Knock Shrine, which has been attended by residents of Mayo, Québec and surrounding communities for sixty-nine years. Katherine Diamond, CIMPN...
Join us in Saint-Colomban on Saturday, September 26th, for Saint-Colomban Irish Heritage Day! The Canadian Irish Migration Preservation Network (CIMPN), with the generous support of the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN) through the grant Footsteps of Exile:...
