L'auberge de Joe Beef

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Title
L'auberge de Joe Beef
Abstract
The Irish-born Charles McKiernan (1835-1889), better known as Joe Beef, was an ex-British Army quartermaster who in 1868 opened "Joe Beef's Canteen" in Montreal, first on rue Saint-Claude, opposite Bonsecours Market, and, in 1875, at the corner of rue de la Commune and rue Callières. The canteen was renowned for its charity to the destitute, and McKiernan always gave food and lodging to the down-and-out. His "inn" was on rue de la Commune, where more than 100 iron or wooden bunks were set up dormitory style.
Publication
La revue nationale
Volume
Vol. 1
Pages
634-638
Date
1895
Language
de
Citation
Germano, Joseph. “L’auberge de Joe Beef.” La revue nationale Vol. 1 (1895): 634–638.
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