Irish Famine in Montreal Walking Tour
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19 Ratings
Montréal
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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What's Included
- Guide
Additional Information
The Irish Famine in Montreal Walking Tour revisits one of the darkest chapters in the city’s history, also known as Black ’47. Starting in June, 1847, Montreal was overwhelmed by wave after wave of Irish refugees fleeing brutal oppression at home, including a massive famine triggered by a potato blight and colonial British landowners, many of whom forced tenants off their lands.
The walking tour provides in-depth history about the Irish Famine’s impact on Montreal in 1847. Guests will visit key sites associated with this tragedy, including the Old Port and Lachine Canal, the Grey Nuns Motherhouse, the two locations of Montreal’s fever sheds and mass burial grounds, and the infamous Black Rock monument.
The Irish Famine in Montreal Walking Tour is sure to please those researching family roots, history buffs, and tourists and locals interested in this dark episode in the city’s history.
Location
Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History
Place Royale
We will meet you outside of Pointe-a-Calliere museum. The address is 350 Place Royale.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Victorba1616zw
Mar 19, 2024
Sad, exciting, entertaining and a fantastic way to spend 2 hours! - This was not my first Haunted Montreal Tour. They keep getting better! Donovan provides researched facts in an engaging, entertaining and thought provoking way. Any one of Haunted Montreal tours is a great way to share Montreal with visitors and Montrealers alike!
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Seaside679976
Mar 17, 2024
Wonderful Walk! - This was my first walking tour experience with Haunted Montreal Walks and definitely won’t be my last. Listening and learning about the events that took place before our time from someone as knowledgeable and passionate as Donovan was a real treat!
The piece de resistance was the ability to see St Ann’s Church back in it's original location before it was demolished. This was created using AR (Augmented Reality)
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Discover41748138709
Mar 17, 2024
IRISH FAMINE TOUR - This tour was amazing as it took us from old Montreal walking by the Lachine canal right up to the ruins of the St Ann's church in Griffintown to the Irish memorial with very interesting historical facts
As always Donovan king make this tour very interesting with is incredible knowledge of Montreal history. I highly recommend this tour
Sylvain Trudel
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Shelleyd942
Mar 17, 2024
Irish Famine Tour - must see - An amazing story of choices and determination and loss. A story that is not well documented, but needs to be kept for now in this oral tradition until permanent plaques and parks can be erected to tell the story of 6000 Irish immigrants that died and the many more lived and that contributed to a Canadian history that has largely been overlooked.
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Mirreybirrey
Jul 8, 2023
A must do in Montreal! - Absolutely fantastic tour! Donovan was such an incredible guide and speaker. He was really knowledgeable and informative, yet still kept the tour fun and entertaining. My husband and I had a great time and would definitely recommend this tour to anyone who's interested in learning about the Irish community in Montreal. Thanks so much for everything, Donovan! Miriam and Nick :)
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Susiew662
May 28, 2023
Fascinating way to learn about Irish famine history in Montreal - A great way to spend an afternoon learning about the history of the Irish famine in our fair city. Donovan is a very engaging guide, a wonderful storyteller who painted a picture of how thousands of desperate Irish refugees came to this place and what they had to put with once landed. Hard to believe that anybody survived the hardships they faced!
So many of us have family history rooted in this migration, yet there is little to no official acknowledgement that the famine story is part of Quebec history. Thanks Donovan, for setting the record straight.
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412jimu
May 28, 2023
A Worthwhile Tour - I had visited Grosse Île, east of Quebec City, about 20 years ago, which I believe is the largest Irish cemetery outside of Ireland, so knew something about the plight of the Irish immigrants who fled here to escape the famine of the 1840s. The Montreal Irish Famine Walking Tour was a good addition to that earlier experience.
Donovan King has done the work of pulling together important information and he puts it into historical perspective. An enjoyable and informative tour.
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Paradise58188199155
Mar 29, 2023
The history we should have been taught in school! - Our 1st walking tour and thanks to Donovan King, it won't be out last! Informative, accessible and a true storyteller, Donovan kept us enthralled from beginning to end. He made a little known part of our history come alive and gave us much to think about regarding our city, tolerance and respect. Thank you very much!
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Shea
Mar 21, 2023
Learn and observe Irish history in Montreal from a passionate historian - Donovon is extremely charismatic and engaging. He knows the history so well that he has the dates down to the day. The tour is fascinating and eye-opening; everyone will be surprised to learn how central the Irish were to the city's history, and its presence in the modern day.
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Getaway619944
Nov 21, 2022
Interesting tour about Montreal's Irish history - Very interesting and informative tour with Donovan King about the history of the Irish famine victims who came to Montreal . This tour can be a challenge because it is about a history that has left few visible traces. But Mr. King is knowledgeable and passionate and therefore makes this experience memorable.
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