A small group of people have come together to study the history of a no longer extant Irish community that formed on the flanks of Rigaud mountain in southwestern Quebec in the county of Vaudreuil in the early part of the Nineteenth Century. It survived for approximately one hundred years, when it became clear to all still residing in the area that assimilation into the surrounding French community, and migration out of the community had taken it toll.
What we would like to do is not only study the history of this community, but also trace the migratory patterns of the families that once composed the community. To this end, we are posting this message to those forums or lists that research those family names that are of interest to us.
The following is a listing of the family names of most of the families that composed the community. Some of these surnames re present two and even three households.
Barry, Bannon, Began, Berry, Blanchfield, Boyle, Buckley, Burke, Burns, Coghland, Cregan, Crowley, Downs, Dunnigan, Farmer, Farrell, Fletcher, Gallagher, Gorman, Glassford, Hartigan, Hughes, Hyland, Hynes, Kavanaugh, Kelly, Kennedy, Kerrigan, Larkin, Lynch, MacIntyre, Madden, Mahoney, McCabe, McCall, McDonough, McGaraher, McGreavy, McGuire, McManus, Milmoure (possibly Milmourne), Monaghan, Murphy, Neary, Noonan, O'Neill, Riley, Scully, Spillane, Tremble, Walsh.
From the previous list, the following families were in St-Colomban for a period of time : Blanchfield, Haynes, Hughes, Kelly, Kennedy, Madden, Murphy, Scully & Walsh,
If we have forgotten to include a family name that should be on this list, please forgive us. No slight was intended. Please, do bring the name to our attention. Please note that the spellings may vary with time, for instance, we know that Dunnigan is also spelled Donegan, and Riley may be O'Riley.
If you know that your family originates in one of the following Roman Catholic parishes (Ste-Madeleine de Rigaud, Ste-Marthe de Vaudreuil, or St-Michel de Vaudreuil), and are willing to share information with others, please contact Sylvain Desforges at the following e-mail address:
dyca@videotron.ca
I will direct you to the those individuals in the group researching specific names.
In advance, thank you for your cooperation.
Sylvain Desforges
St. Columban-Irish Forum
- June 18, 2013, 06:26:32 PM
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on: April 23, 2013, 01:51:15 PM
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Fantastic! Do you have the source of the John and Jeanne info? No I don't sorry |
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on: April 16, 2013, 12:47:17 PM
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A recent inquiry...
Hello: I found on your website in the Maps (Cadastral Type) that Joachim Godin registered a lot 1023 Joachim Godin 1822 but I am unable to find any other information about him on your website. Any information about this person would be appreciated. Gina Collins g.collins1191@gmail.com |
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on: March 09, 2013, 12:17:49 PM
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Fantastic! Do you have the source of the John and Jeanne info?
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on: March 02, 2013, 04:50:35 PM
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When Will you be doing it Fergus?
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on: February 27, 2013, 07:14:35 PM
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Found in the newspaper: True Witmess and catholic Chronicle, sept 10, 1898, vol. 48 no. 8.
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on: February 27, 2013, 04:20:44 PM
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I'm going to Ireland this coming June and would like to see the ancestral homes of my 3 great grandfather William Carroll of Fermanagh and my 3 great grandmother Catherine Cunningham of Longford. I've been unable to pinpoint where they lived in Ireland. Has anyone uncovered any new info on these two settlers of St. Columban ?
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on: February 19, 2013, 03:51:36 PM
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Dear members of St. Columban,
I am writing on behalf of the Personal and Cultural Enrichment Program (PACE) at McGill University's School of Continuing Studies. We are presenting an exciting workshop on Irish Mythology in March which we thought members of St. Columban would be interested in knowing about. Facilitated by Sandra Bunting, this workshop is entitled “Come Take me out of this Dull World: Life’s Lesson Through Irish Myths.” It will be offered on March 9th from 1:00 – 4:00 pm and will give participants the opportunity to investigate the contemporary relevance of Irish Mythology through a combination of storytelling, discussion, poetry and creative writing. I’m attaching an overview of the session. You can also find out more about the PACE program on our website or our facebook page. Would it be possible to distribute this information to members of St. Columban? PACE is an innovative new program at McGill which presents a wide array of artistic and cultural lectures, workshops and performances throughout the year. All sessions are open to the entire Montreal community. We are also always on the lookout for new workshop ideas and possible collaborations! Sincerely Yours, April Babey Marketing Assistant, Personal and Cultural Enrichment Program McGill University School of Continuing Studies 688 Sherbrooke St. W., Suite 1029 Montreal, QC H3A 3R1 E: pace.scs@mcgill.ca http://www.mcgill.ca/conted/pace |
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Categories / News - Announcements - Events / Claude Bourguignon receives the Queen Elizabeth II Medal
on: February 07, 2013, 05:06:18 PM
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I’m very pleased to announce that on February 22nd - Claude Bourguignon will receive the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal. He was nominated for this prestigious award by the town of St. Columban for all his efforts over many years to preserve the history of St. Columban. He certainly deserves this award for his tremendous efforts in documenting the history of our Irish ancestors. - Les felicitations Claude!!!
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on: February 07, 2013, 12:22:03 PM
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Here are two very interesting articles about the Irish in Quebec that were posted on Montreal Memories facebook page...
http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/Research%20Guides/The%20Early%20Irish%20in%20Quebec.htm http://www.pbalkcom.com/valcartier/Stories%20and%20Writings/Montreal%20Irish%201.htm |
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