10-14-2008, 01:03 PM
Hi Kathy;
First, I guess you know that there were Walsh?s (sometimes spelled as Welsh?s) in St. Columban. For example, I have in my records, a
Bridget Welsh that married a Michael Farrell on January 19th 1935 in Ste. Scholastique (which was the Parish for St. Columban before the Church was actually built in St. Columban). Bridget?s parents are noted as James Welsh & Mary Griffiths (but could be Griffins since the spelling on names, particularly by the French priests in Ste. Scholastique, was always a little haphazard).
In answer to your actual question, you are right - most of the Irish that moved from St. Columban did settle in a Montreal neighborhood called ?Griffintown? which is just south of the main Downtown area of Montreal. In some cases, they also settled in adjoining neighborhoods like Point St. Charles or St. Henri. You can find a fair amount about the history of Griffintown etc. on most internet search engines.
Fergus
First, I guess you know that there were Walsh?s (sometimes spelled as Welsh?s) in St. Columban. For example, I have in my records, a
Bridget Welsh that married a Michael Farrell on January 19th 1935 in Ste. Scholastique (which was the Parish for St. Columban before the Church was actually built in St. Columban). Bridget?s parents are noted as James Welsh & Mary Griffiths (but could be Griffins since the spelling on names, particularly by the French priests in Ste. Scholastique, was always a little haphazard).
In answer to your actual question, you are right - most of the Irish that moved from St. Columban did settle in a Montreal neighborhood called ?Griffintown? which is just south of the main Downtown area of Montreal. In some cases, they also settled in adjoining neighborhoods like Point St. Charles or St. Henri. You can find a fair amount about the history of Griffintown etc. on most internet search engines.
Fergus