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Revisiting the Celtic Cross of Grosse-Île : It Stood the Test of Time and Memory
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Revisiting the Celtic Cross of Grosse-Île : It Stood the Test of Time and Memory
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| Abstract |
The story of the building of the Celtic Cross on Grosse-Île, a nineteenth-century quarantine station in the St. Lawrence below Quebec City, commemorating the burial site of the thousands of Irish refugees fleeting the Great Hunger in Ireland in 1847, only to die from typhus on the island. The cross was designed by the author's grandfather, Jeremiah Gallagher (1837-1914), and was built with funds raised by the Ancient Order of Hibernians. The cross was unveiled on August 15, 1909. Today, Grosse-Île is a National Historic Site of Canada and a World Heritage Site.
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Quebec Heritage News
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Vol. 3
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no. 10
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July-August 2006
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8-9
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en
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O’Gallagher, Marianna. “Revisiting the Celtic Cross of Grosse-Île : It Stood the Test of Time and Memory.” Quebec Heritage News, August 2006. http://qahn.org/files/quebecanglophoneheritagenetwork/documents/qhn/QHN%20July-Aug%202006.pdf.
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