[English] The parish of St. Peter-in-Chains was established in 1826 to serve the large Irish Catholic population of the surrounding Robinson Settlement. This building, erected in 1837-38 of stone from nearby . . . — — Map (db m260697) HM
In an effort to alleviate poverty and unemployment in Ireland, the British government in 1825 sponsored a settlement of Irish emigrants in the Newcastle District of Upper Canada. Peter Robinson, later that province's Commissioner of Crown Lands, . . . — — Map (db m260695) HM
On this site stood in 1825 Government House Log dwelling and office of Peter Robinson. In that year, 2,204 Irish immigrants were assisted in settling here by the British Government. From that time the settlement was known as . . . — — Map (db m260794) HM
