318,531
edits
Newfoundland and Labrador Cultural Groups: Difference between revisions
Newfoundland and Labrador Cultural Groups (view source)
Revision as of 13:45, 25 December 2020
, 25 December 2020→Irish
m (→First Nations) |
m (→Irish) |
||
| Line 37: | Line 37: | ||
==Irish== | ==Irish== | ||
As early as the middle of the 16th century, Irish fishermen from the south of Ireland frequently traveled to Newfoundland for part of their catch. Between 1770 and 1780 more than 100 ships and thousands of people left Irish ports for the fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador. These migrations were some of the most substantial movements of Irish people across the Atlantic in the 18th century. Over the years they created a distinctive subculture in Newfoundland and Labrador and their descendants carried on many of their traditions. In certain places around the province, Irish culture is still richly evident. Newfoundland and Labrador has often been dubbed the “most Irish place outside of Ireland”.<ref>"Five Reasons Why Newfoundland & Labrador is the Most Irish Place Outside of Ireland" at Newfoundland and Labrador Canada, https://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/trip-ideas/travel-stories/five-reasons-why-newfoundland-and-labrador-is-the-most-irish-place-outside-ireland, accessed 25 December 2020.</ref> | As early as the middle of the 16th century, Irish fishermen from the south of Ireland frequently traveled to Newfoundland for part of their catch. Between 1770 and 1780 more than 100 ships and thousands of people left Irish ports for the fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador. These migrations were some of the most substantial movements of Irish people across the Atlantic in the 18th century. Over the years they created a distinctive subculture in Newfoundland and Labrador and their descendants carried on many of their traditions. In certain places around the province, Irish culture is still richly evident. Newfoundland and Labrador has often been dubbed the “most Irish place outside of Ireland”.<ref>"Five Reasons Why Newfoundland & Labrador is the Most Irish Place Outside of Ireland" at Newfoundland and Labrador Canada, https://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/trip-ideas/travel-stories/five-reasons-why-newfoundland-and-labrador-is-the-most-irish-place-outside-ireland, accessed 25 December 2020.</ref> | ||
==Loyalists== | |||
Given the Newfoundland colony's isolation from the more southern British Thirteen Colonies in North America (and also from the still loyal colony of Nova Scotia, which provided a buffer), it did not become involved in their colonial rebellion of the 1770s. After the American Revolutionary War ended in 1783 with the independence of the United States, Newfoundland Colony became part of British North America. The Crown resettled some Loyalists in Newfoundland, but most were given land in Nova Scotia and present-day Ontario.<ref>"Newfoundland Colony", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newfoundland_Colony, accessed 25 December 2020.</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada|Ethnic Groups]] [[Category:Cultural Groups|Newfoundland and Labrador]] | [[Category:Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada|Ethnic Groups]] [[Category:Cultural Groups|Newfoundland and Labrador]] | ||