Memories of both our Irish heritage and family on this St. Patrick's Day, 2023. In the following newspaper article, all of the references to Callaghans are to my great great uncles, Fr. Martin, Fr. James, and Fr. Luke Callaghan. The three priests were brothers of my great grandmother, Mary Callaghan; she was born on my mother's birthday in 1845 and died on my birthday in 1906.
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| Chronological History of the Irish in Montreal, from The Gazette, 23 May 1942 (click to enlarge) |
And thinking of my grandmother Edith Sweeney Morrissey. I took these photographs at my grandmother's home, where she lived until her passing in 1965, located at 2226 Girouard Avenue. I was driving home one day in May 2009 and I saw that the place was for sale and they were having an open house; I rushed home, got my camera, and returned to take these last photographs of where she had lived from around 1925. Those of us who are still alive and knew her, we all loved her and still miss her.
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| Front entrance to 2226 Girouard Avenue |
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| Looking out living room window at 2226 Girouard Avenue |
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| Living room, 2226 Girouard |
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| May 2009, 2226 Girouard Avenue |
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| From left, my mother, my Auntie Ivy, my grandmother; outside Parliament, Ottawa, 1962 |
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| My grandmother at our home on Montclair Avenue, 1963 |
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| My grandmother, back porch of Girouard Avenue flat, around April 1938, holding her grandson, Herb Morrissey |
