Six thousand Irish immigrants died in Montreal, victims of typhus epidemic, in 1847.
To remember that terrible event and the sufferance of so many ancestors of the Montreal Irish community, the Walk to the Stone is a touching experience, held on May, from the Saint Gabriel's Church to the Irish Commemorative Stone.
His Excellency Dr. Ray Bassett, Ambassador of Ireland to Canada (3rd from left) had a talk in front of the Stone, as well as the National President of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Victor Boyle (2nd from left).
Members of D'Arcy McGee's Assembly, the Faithful Navigator Brian McBrien (white cape) and Sir Knights Daniel Sloan and Francesco Barbero (red capes), have been the Honor Guard of the Walk. The Faithful Friar, Rev. Murray McCrory (4th from left), led the prayer. Other members of the Assembly and of the Council 284, like the Recording Secretary and Past Grand Knight Mark Hickey, followed the march.
His Excellency Dr. Ray Bassett, Ambassador of Ireland to Canada (3rd from left) had a talk in front of the Stone, as well as the National President of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Victor Boyle (2nd from left).
Members of D'Arcy McGee's Assembly, the Faithful Navigator Brian McBrien (white cape) and Sir Knights Daniel Sloan and Francesco Barbero (red capes), have been the Honor Guard of the Walk. The Faithful Friar, Rev. Murray McCrory (4th from left), led the prayer. Other members of the Assembly and of the Council 284, like the Recording Secretary and Past Grand Knight Mark Hickey, followed the march.
