New Brunswick Irish Trail Cultural Events
Bathurst area:
The Bathurst Area includes the counties of Gloucester and Restigouche. There are no current listing for annual events in this area but, if you would like to submit a listing please forward it to us. more….
Charlotte County:
The two largest communities in the Charlotte County area are St. Andrews and St. Stephens. There are no current listing for annual events in this area but, if you would like to submit a listing please forward it to us. more….
Fredericton Area:
The Fredericton Area includes York, Sunbury and Queen’s counties. Check out the general introduction for Annual Irish-related events open to the general public. more….
Miramichi Area:
Miramichi City, Northumberland County, is one of the most Irish locations in the province. Check out the general introduction for Annual Irish-related events open to the general public in the Miramichi region. more….
Moncton Area:
The Moncton Area, which includes the counties of Westmorland, Albert and Kent, Welcomes everyone to their annual Irish events. For details as to what is available, follow the link to find Irish-related activities open to the general public in the Moncton area. more….
Saint John Area:
The Saint John area includes Kings and St. John counties. One of the two most “Irish” areas of the province (along with Miramichi), the Saint John Chapter of the ICCA holds many events through the year. Follow the link for details on events that are open to the general public. more…..
Upper St. John River Valley Area:
Carleton County boasts an annual Irish-related event that has been going on for over a hundred years! Check out the link to see what is available to the general public in Carelton, Victoria and Madawaska counties. more…
Irish Memorials
Bathurst Area
The Bathurst Area includes the counties of Gloucester and Restigouche. Honouring their Irish heritage, memorials have been erected in Bathrust and Jacquet River. more….
The Bathurst Area includes the counties of Gloucester and Restigouche. Honouring their Irish heritage, memorials have been erected in Bathrust and Jacquet River. more….
Fredericton Area
The Fredericton Area includes York, Sunbury and Queen’s counties. While not a major point of entry for Irish immigrants, the Capital Area still shows the influence of those who did make their homes here. A memorial in the Hermitage Cemetery carries the names of many of these early Irish arrivals. more….
Saint John Area
The Saint John Area, encompassing St. John and Kings Counties, received the largest influx of Irish immigrants entering through the Port of Saint John. Accordingly, several Irish memorials have been erected in the memory of those who arrived, full of hopes and dreams for a better life. more…
Moncton Area
The counties of Westmorland, Albert and Kent form the region covered by the Moncton area. Each of these counties can claim their share of Irish heritage. Three memorials are located in the Moncton area and others are in the planning stages. more….
Miramichi Area
Northumberland County, the area covered by the Miramichi Area Chapter of the ICCANB, was a port of entry for the famine ships of 1847, landing at Middle Island just a short distance from the shores of what is now Miramichi City. A large Celtic Cross and memorial park honour those who never made it off the Island. more….
Charlotte County Area
The two largest communities in the Charlotte County area are St. Andrews and St. Stephens. An Irish memorial can be found on the shores of St. Andrews. more….
Upper St. John River Area
The Upper St. John River Valley (USJRV), covering the counties of Carleton, Victoria and Madawaska, may not have benefited by great numbers of Irish immigrants to New Brunswick but certainly were on the forefront of the earliest planned communities for the province. Accordingly, USJRV is not without its own monument to Irish settlement. more…
New Brunswick Irish Trail Research Centers
Bathurst Area
The Bathurst Area includes the counties of Gloucester and Restigouche. Research resources for these counties can be found at the Nepisiguit Family History Research Centre, located in the basement of the Bathurst Heritage Museum. more….
Charlotte County Area
The two largest communities in the Charlotte County area are St. Andrews and St. Stephens. There are rich resources for the pursuit of Irish-related research. more….
Fredericton Area
The Fredericton Area includes York, Sunbury and Queen’s counties. As the Capital City of New Brunswick, Fredericton is the location of the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick which contains the most comprehensive holdings of historic and genealogical research materials in the province. more….
Miramichi Area
Miramichi City, Northumberland County, is the home of St. Michael’s Museum and Genealogy Centre, containing many interesting research materials related to the Irish in New Brunswick. more….
Moncton Area
The Moncton Area includes the counties of Westmorland, Albert and Kent, each of which was significant in terms of Irish settlement and influence on the development of New Brunswick. Several facilities are available to pursue Irish-related research activities in the Moncton area. more….
Saint John Area
The Saint John Area research centres include those found in Kings and Saint John counties. For a listing of sites and information on their hours of operation and collections they hold, please enter here…
Upper St. John River Area
Carleton, Victoria and Madawaska counties are included in the Upper St. John River Valley area. While Irish-related research centres are fewer in these counties, they do indeed exist! more…
Quarantine Stations
Middle Island
Middle Island: Although officially designated as a Quarantine Station from 1873 to 1948, Middle Island began operating as such as early as 1847. more….
Partridge Island
The 1785 Saint John charter stated that a “pest house” was to be built on Partridge Island. The Irish weren’t the only ones to be stopped here. More…
Hospital Island
Hospital Island: Just off the coast of St. Andrews, this small island was in use as a Quarantine Station for shiploads of immigrants from 1832 to 1865. more….