• TOUR NUMBER TWO: EVENING TOUR

'FROM AN ISLAND TO AN ISLAND'

The amazing and untold story of the Irish influences in Newfoundland

July 4th to August 29th - Thursdays Only

Start Time: 7:20 at The Rooms

Walkers meet OUTSIDE THE ROOMS (see map) at 7:00 PM

Tours last approximately 75 minutes. Cost is $10.

Family rate of $30 for 2 adults and two children.

RESERVATIONS ESSENTIAL -- SPACE IS LIMITED !!

Phone: 1 709 364 6845

Come along with me on this unusual and memorable stroll back in time. Hear the stories about the hardships and how the Irish adapted to their new land. Listen to stories about some of the failures and triumphs in early politics of the Colony and most of all come and relive the Irish struggles to preserve their religion, culture and language.

This is the perfect tour if you have a little time to spare and you want a true sense of the Irish influence in Newfoundland. This unique "street seminar" will be informative educational and most of all entertaining.

Take your camera as this tour takes you off the beaten track and takes you to places that the tourists never experience.

Places on our Route

Benevolent Irish Society Buildings St. John the Baptist Basilica St. Andrews Presbyterian Church Gower Street United Church Presentation and Mercy Convents St. Bonaventure's College Old Memorial College St.Pat's Monument The Big R

Father Walsh's Hill Irish Uprising Monument Knights of Columbus Memorial Anglican Cathedral The Barrens, Fort Townsend Sergeant's Memorial Cross Mount St. Francis Monastery RNC complex

Topics
History of the Irish settlement in Newfoundland
The Benevolent Irish Society
Bishop Fleming efforts in the building of the Basilica
Irish Rebellion, and Bishop O'Donel
Struggle for self government
Law and order - The Police modeled on the R.IC.
Confederation and the Irish in politics
Hurling and the Irish language
Moses Harvey Presbyerian Minister
Lawrence Coughlan and Methodism
Royal Newfoundland Regiment and World Wars
Music Poetry and Literature
Irish influence on present day Newfoundland society