by positivi | Feb 25, 2025 | Did You Know
In 1847, over 100,000 Irish people arrived at the ports of Quebec, Halifax, Saint John (New Brunswick) and Saint John’s (NFL). Conditions on the 6-8 week passage were horrendous, and many who survived the journey arrived disease ridden and impoverished. Over 5,000...
by positivi | Feb 25, 2025 | Did You Know
Prior to 1922, large numbers of Irish joined the British Army and were sent overseas to serve in the colonies in Asia (mostly to Afghanistan and India). Thousands of army records survive, notably Service records, Medal Rolls and a range of other less well known...
by positivi | Feb 25, 2025 | Did You Know
Although South Africa did not attract large scale migration, many Irish immigrated in small numbers throughout the 19th century. Hundreds of Irish worked in the mines and many others fought in Irish regiments during the two Anglo Boer Wars. Despite the fact that...
by positivi | Feb 25, 2025 | Did You Know
It has been estimated that about 2,000 Irish emigrants entered New Zealand in the half-century between 1870 and 1920. Immigrants to New Zealand, like those in Australia, would most probably never have seen their family in Ireland, or their ancestral home, again....
