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By Nora Galvin, September 23, 2009 | |
| | | 1. Carricks Shipwreck Marker |
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Inscription. Sacred
to the memory of
187
Irish Immigrants
from Sligo
wrecked here
on April 28th 1847
Ship Carricks
of Whitehaven
87
are buried here
Pray for their souls
Erected by
Parishioners of St Patricks
Parish Montreal
Rev. J. Quinlivan P.P.
Erected 1890 by St Patricks Parish, Montreal.
Location. 48° 51.348′ N, 64° 12.036′ W. Marker is in Cap-des-Rosiers, Quebec. Marker is on Quebec Route 132, on the left when traveling north. Click for map. Just outside (north) of Forillon National Park and just south of the Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse on Rt. 132. Coordinates are for the lighthouse.
Regarding Carricks Monument. In 1858, as a result of this shipwreck, the Canadian government built a lighthouse on the spit of land where the Carricks had run aground. Today, it's the tallest lighthouse in Canada.
Also see . . .
1. Wreck of Carricks at Cap des Rosiers May, 1847. (Submitted on October 1, 2009, by Nora Galvin of Bridgeport, Connecticut.)
2. Remains of Sligo's forgotten Famine ship emerge from Canada's icy waters. This article was published in the Sligo Champion on May 13, 2009. (Submitted on October 1, 2009.)
Additional keywords. Shipwreck
Ireland
Credits. This page originally submitted on September 30, 2009, by Nora Galvin of Bridgeport, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 396 times since then. Photo 1. Submitted on September 30, 2009, by Nora Galvin of Bridgeport, Connecticut. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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