Cap-des-Rosiers in La Côte-de-Gaspé, Québec — Central Canada (French-Canadian)

Carricks of Whitehaven Shipwreck Memorial

<i>Carricks of Whitehaven</i> Shipwreck Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Nora Galvin, September 23, 2009

1. Carricks of Whitehaven Shipwreck Memorial

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. Patrick's Parish, Montreal.

Topics and series. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Disasters • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lost at Sea series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 28, 1847.

Location. 48° 51.251′ N, 64° 12.408′ W. Marker is in Cap-des-Rosiers, Québec, in La Côte-de-Gaspé. It can be reached from Québec Route 132, on the left when traveling south. In Forillon National Park, and accessed from a parking lot off Quebec Route 132, roughly 0.4 kms south of the Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse entrance drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cap-des-Rosiers QC G4X, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Eastern Québec & Gaspésie.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cloche du "Carrick's" voilier Irlandais / Bell of the "Carrick's" Irish Sailboat (here, next to this marker); Gaspé, une ville au coeur de la découverte

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(approx. 0.4 kilometers away); La tour - La "light" / The tower - The light (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Passer le cap / Keeping on course (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Le criard / Fog horn (approx. half a kilometer away); Le phare de Cap des Rosiers Lighthouse (approx. half a kilometer away); Hommages aux Anciens / Honoring Our Pioneers (approx. 0.9 kilometers away).

More about this marker. The monument was moved in 2017 due to encroaching coastal erosion. The exact location coords will need to wait for better aerial mapping showing the new location off of the rerouted Quebec Route 132 roadway.

Regarding Carricks of Whitehaven Shipwreck Memorial. In 1858, as a result of this shipwreck, the Canadian government built a lighthouse on the spit of land where the Carricks of Whitehaven had run aground. Today, it's the tallest lighthouse in Canada.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Also see . . .
1. The Un-Quiet Ghosts of the Carricks. Irish-American Magazine website entry (Submitted on December 2, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Remains of Sligo's forgotten Famine ship emerge from Canada's icy waters