4 Catholic Orphans in Protestant Towns

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents xi
3. Tables xiii
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. Introduction: “You Will be Canadian Now” 1
6. 1 A Much-Contested Calamity: Framing a Discussion of the Great Irish Famine and Migration 16
7. 2 When Orphans Are Made: The Case of the Assisted Migrants and Orphans of Strokestown, County Roscommon 43
8. 3 “The Fostering Protection of the Church” 64
9. 4 Catholic Orphans in Protestant Towns 99
10. 5 Assistance and Assimilation: Irish Orphans in New Brunswick 125
11. 6 Brave New World 146
12. Conclusion: Finding Molly Johnson 170
13. Notes 177
14. Bibliography 213
15. Index 231