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In
November 2016, a sign depicting Irish canal
diggers(pictured below), was placed on the Farmington Canal in
Cheshire, to pay tribute to the many
Irish laborers who took part in the construction of the canal itself in
the
early 1800's. Credit for this 'monument' goes to Bob Larkin of
Cheshire. For more information on this project, please read on....
The Irish Canal Digger sign was installed
on November 22, 2016. The new trail section from West Main
St. to Jarvis St in Cheshire cost three million dollars. The Town of
Cheshire payed 10% and the rest came from State
and Federal coffers. There are three sign locations. The first in this
newly-finished section pays tribute to the 'Irish Canal Digger' at West
Main Street(route 68) in Cheshire, located
next to a Stop and Shop gas station and visible from the road. The
Irish laborers
were responsible for the most difficult work digging through the
Cheshire swamps during the 1820s. An old Irish neighborhood near the
sign was called 'Canal Street', but had its name
changed to the current 'Willow Street'. The other trail
locations with signs involve the history of a trolley line crossing
with remnants of a tower near Jarvis Street. The third
is where a train crossed the trail years ago. The final Cheshire
section of the trail(0.66 miles), connecting West Main St.
and Cornwall Ave. will be the responsibility of the CT. Department of
Transportation and is scheduled to start in 2017 with
completion expected in 2018. Once all work is done, the trail,
including Southington, will connect New Haven
to Northampton MA. The Irish Digger sign, including the signs
at the other two locations were done by Creative Dimensions
of Cheshire. In addition to the canal, a Cheshire Public Building
Commission project completed the restoration of Lock #12
at the trail years ago. A plaque by Doolittle School students gives
credit to Irish laborers at the canal. Photos of both the new Irish
Digger sign
and the restored Lock #12 with a sign crediting Irish laborors are
shown below-:
The
area referred to below(bottom of sign) the
location where the sign currently stands.
The
following images were taken later during a
photo-op at the canal sign
The
January 2017 Irish History Round Table meeting
featured Sacred Heart University professor John Roney who gave a talk
on fishing for a living in early Ireland, and the controversy over
starvation.
Professor
Jon Roney, Sacred Heart University
 
A
Family gathering in Portmagee, County Kerry.
(Katie Regan is just left of front center in the green sweater)
The
Building below is the Lockwood-Matthews Mansion
located in Norwalk, CT.
it was the home of many Irish young women who were hired as
servants to both the Lockwood and Matthews families in the early 1900's.
The
Ancient Order of Hibernians, Fr. Mckeon,
Division 7
2016 July cruise around the Branford Thimble Islands was once
again a successful event. Pics follow.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The
following images are of the 2016 Ethnic
Heritage Awards ceremony which was held at the Trinity Restaurant on
May 15
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In
April 2016 Professor William Matthews of UCONN
gave a presentation
on the 1916 Easter Monday Uprising in Dublin on April 24th
Recently,CTIAHS V.P. Vince McMahon and Shanachie
editor, Neil Hogan gave a talk at Canton Historical Society.
2017 Flag Raising Ceremony,
on the lower New Haven Green
Sunday April 23
 
The
following monument was unveiled at the
Fairfield Gaelic
American Club on April 24, 2016, commemorating the 100th anniversary of
the 1916 Uprising on the General Post Office in Dublin Ireland on
Easter Monday of that year.
Images
of the 2017 Ball
Shanachie
editor Neil Hogan gave a talk recently
at Quinnipiac University's Hunger Museum on a book in which he and the
Connecticut Irish American
Historical Society published in 1998,'The Cry of the
Famishing'
A topic well known to most Irish men and women
on the potato famine in Ireland during 1845 thru 1852. A must read for
those who may not be fully aware of that period known as 'Black '47.
Copies of 'The Cry of the Famishing' and a more recent book
also published by the historical society,
'Connecticut's Irish in the
Civil War'.
are available by contacting Mary McMahon at
203-795-6309.>
Images
taken of the
2015 Irish History Round
Table Dinner at The Playwright
The
following images
were taken in mid November
2015 at the Lockwood-Matthews Mansion, in Norwalk, CT, where Shanachie
editor, Neil Hogan gave a presentation
on young Irish girls(domestic workers). Through hard work and
perseverance how they blended into society and the American way of life.
Mary
Burke, an
Associate Prof. in the English
Dept. of UCONN Humanities
Institute, Fellow and Coordinator of the Irish Literature
Concentration
and a native of County Galway, gave a talk on
'The DeAnglisising of Ireland' at the IHRT
meeting in November 2015.
 
 
 
On
November 6, 2016, CT. Irish
American Historical
Society
held its annual wreath laying ceremony at Bayview Park, New Haven
to honour the Connecticut 9th Regiment Volunteers.
Friday,
September 24, 2015, Irish
Taoiseach/Prime Minister Enda Kenny was the recipient of an honerary
degree by Quinnipiac University president, John Lahey. The following
images represent members of various Irish organisations within the
Greater New Haven area
A
gathering of the
'Silverstream' monastery
committee took place recently
at the Playwright restaurant as Fr. Mark Kirby greeted those who took
part
in raising
almost $40,000 to help renovate the Stamullen, County Meath
structure,
a monumental task
still needing much financial assistance
. If you wish to make a donation
for the monastery's
continued success, go to www.cenacleosb.org for the details. Below are
pics from Father's visit.
Hamden's
Police Chief
Tom Wydra gave a speech at
the Irish History Round Table meeting in September 2015
2015
Connecticut Irish Festival
(Photos
taken by George Waldron)
On
June 13, 2015, a Commemoration was held at St.
Lawrence Cemetery
for 2 Fenian soldiers, namely, Patrick Tierney and Catalpa James
Reynolds.
The
following photos were taken at Quinnipiac's
'Great Hunger Museum' recently
Frank
McCarthy with George Waldron
The
Visitors from CTIAHS
An
Gorta Mor - The Follwing article appeared on the front page of the
Irish Echo, Oct 3-9, 2012 edition
Quinnipiac
University has built a museum strictly
dedicated to 'An Gorta Mor'(The Great Hunger),which occurred in the mid
1800's in Ireland. Below is a sampling of some of the images on display
within the exhibit
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A
commemoration for Irish heroes who died during
the Civil War
and are buried at St. Bernard's Cemetery, New Haven, was held on
October 23rd, 2011. The following photos were taken at that event.
There are over 300 Irish war dead buried there. Flags mark these graves.
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