Croix celtique - Celtic Cross - Québec (Québec)
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Weathervane
N 46° 48.870 W 071° 12.737
19T E 331231 N 5186926
Cette croix celtique, offerte aux gens de Québec par l'Irlande, est située sur la rue McMahon à Québec. This celtic cross, donated to the people of Québec by Ireland, is located on McMahon Street in Québec.
Waymark Code: WMFAQZ
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 09/21/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member W1zz
Views: 40

Croix Celtique

«En 1997, l'Irlande offre un cadeau aux gens de Québec : une croix celtique faite de calcaire bleu et contenant des éléments symboliques. L'Irlande souhaite ainsi honorer les familles québécoises qui ont adopté plus d'une soixantaine d'enfants irlandais en 1847-1848, au point culminant de la Grande Famine irlandaise. La croix est dressée sur le site patrimonial du Parc-de-l'Artillerie."

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Celtic Cross

"In 1997, Ireland donated a Celtic cross, made of blue limestone and carved with various symbolic elements, to the people of Québec. This was intended to thank and honour the Québec families who adopted over 60 Irish orphans in 1847 and 1848, at the peak of the Irish Potato Famine. The cross was erected on the Artillery Park Heritage Site."

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Adresse / Address:
12, rue McMahon.
Québec, QC Canada


Lien officiel du Québec - Official Quebec link:: [Web Link]

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