Irish placenames in Prince Edward Island

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Date Recorded
1981-03-13
Date Digitized
2024
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Physical Location
Original cassette held by UPEI Archives and Special Collections
Duration
01:36:56
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
00:00 Introduction from Pratt

02:00 O'Grady begins speaking

02:30 Elaboration of what is meant by "Irish placenames"

04:00 Discussion of the extent of surviving Irish place names in PEI; history of development

05:30 Discussion of Irish surnames

08:00 Discussion of Irish population on PEI

10:00 Discussion of the relationship between Irish islanders and historians

12:00 Discussion of a map detailing Irish place names in PEI

14:30 Discussion of an event related to the 200th anniversary of the founding of New Ireland

15:00 Discussion of why New Ireland would have been a fitting name for PEI

17:00 Discussion of prominent areas of Irish settlement in PEI

20:00 Discussion of Irish settlement pre-famine; areas of Ireland settlers were from

23:30 Discussion of patterns of settlement

25:00 Discussion of socioeconomics of the Irish settlers

27:00 Discussion of Lauretta, PEI

30:00 Discussion of Howard's Cove

31:30 Discussion of the surname Kelley

32:00 Discussion of O'Leary

34:30 Discussion of the history of the surname O'Leary

46:00 Discussion of Irish interactions with the vikings

54:30 Discussion of Irishtown

59:00 Discussion of the county of Monaghan

01:01:00 Discussion of the county Tyrone

01:03:00 Further discussion of prominent areas of Irish settlement

01:05:00 Discussion of Irish labourers in Glasgow, settlement in PEI

01:10:30 Discussion of Avondale, Charles Stewart Parnell

01:13:30 Discussion of Brothers Road

01:15:00 Discussion of the Selkirk settlers

01:16:30 Discussion of Belfast

01:18:30 Discussion of Irish-Scots relations in terms of settlement

01:20:00 Discussion of Iona

01:24:30 Discussion of Harmony

01:25:30 Conclusion of O'Grady's lecture

01:26:30 Question period; question regarding Scottish surnames prevalence among those of Irish heritage

01:28:30 Question regarding North Irish settlers in Kings county

01:31:00 Question regarding demographics of settlers

01:36:30 Conclusion of seminar