At the Holly Cross Dinner, l to r: Bridget Brownlow of Saint Mary's University, Sailí Ní Dhroighneáin who sang the Irish and the Canadian national anthems before dinner and An Cumann's long serving Secretary, Chief Judge, Pat Curran.
At the Holly Cross Dinner, l to r: Bridget Brownlow of Saint Mary’s University, Sailí Ní Dhroighneáin who sang the Irish and the Canadian national anthems before dinner and An Cumann’s long serving Secretary, Chief Judge, Pat Curran.
The Ambassador’s Visit To Halifax
Irish Ambassador and among the events he attended while in Halifax was the Holly Cross Cemetery Trust Annual Fundraising Dinner this past May 19th, where he was the keynote speaker. The fund raiser was for the historic cemetery in Halifax’s south end. Many Irish immigrants who arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia prior to Canada’s Confederation and many of their descendants are buried in Holy Cross Cemetery.