MONTREAL—Human remains found in Quebec’s Gaspe region in 2011 and 2016 are those of Irish immigrants fleeing the potato famine who died in an 1847 shipwreck, according to Parks Canada. The bones of three children between the ages of seven and 12 washed up on the beach during a storm in 2011, Parks Canada said. The Carricks was one of many ships that carried the hundreds of thousands of Irish immigrants who came to Canada fleeing poverty and starvation in 1847 to 1848. Diane Lebouthillier, the area’s MP, said the shipwreck is a stark symbol of the sacrifices many Irish immigrants made in their perilous journey to Canada. Parks Canada said the remains will be buried near the Irish Memorial on Cap-des-Rosiers Beach at a ceremony to be held in the summer, in accordance with the community’s wishes.

Source: thestar June 09, 2019 18:00 UTC