The photo above is of the original Roman Catholic Church which was located on concession 12, Lot 5 in Galway Township. Another exodus occurred as families grew and thrived through the 1830s and 1840s. Sons of the Irish pioneers were soon looking for their own land to start their own families. The search eventually shifted…
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These surnames boarded the nine ships in Cork in 1825
Boarding the ships in Ireland It was a long voyage across the Atlantic.Storms sometimes drove ships backall the way from sight of Newfoundlandto Ireland again. I took an average of 30 days to cross. Finally entering the St. Lawrence River,stopping on Grosse Ile for quarantine inspection and to switch to a steamboat for the next…
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Icelandic Pylsur (Hot Dogs) 6 long white, fluffy hot dog buns 6 pylsur sausages 4 tablespoons Icelandic hot dog mustard 4 tablespoons ketchup 4 tablespoons Icelandic remoulade – recipe below if you aren’t buying it premade 6 tablespoons crispy deep-fried onion slivers 6 tablespoons diced shallots 1 1/2 cups water mixed with 1 1/2 cups…
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