St-Colomban Cemetery Project | Canadian Irish Migration Preservation Network

Restoration Session 2 (2022)

by CIMPN / RCPMI | Jun 9, 2026 | St-Colomban Cemetery Project

This gallery of photos shows some of the stones and work done during the second session in 2022. Figure 1. Front of Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan's headstone in the Cavalry Cemetery, New York - Image credit: Kelley O’RourkeFigure 1. Front of Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan's...

Cleaning headstones in the Saint-Colomban Cemetery

by CIMPN / RCPMI | Nov 20, 2025 | Events, Projects, St-Colomban Cemetery Project

On October 26th, 2025, students of Concordia’s School of Irish Studies participated in a productive and illuminating headstone cleaning workshop organized by members of the Canadian Irish Migration Preservation Network. Hosted by researcher Katherine Diamond and...

Saint-Colomban Cemetery Restoration Project

by CIMPN / RCPMI | May 1, 2022 | Projects, St-Colomban Cemetery Project

Saint-Colomban is not the only cemetery in the Mirabel region that was populated by early Irish migrants. There are many other small cemeteries in the area whose stones have broken, and the remnants discarded in the back of the church property. It is our hope that we...

Restoration Session 2 (2022)

Cleaning headstones in the Saint-Colomban Cemetery

Saint-Colomban Cemetery Restoration Project

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