The Charitable Irish Society of Halifax is a historic society in Halifax, Nova Scotia which was established in 1786. The Society assists those on low-income...
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Park Timothy Francis Walsh Charitable Irish Society of Halifax Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Emigrant Aid Societies" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New...
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and William Cunard. Many of these men were also members of the Charitable Irish Society of Halifax, North British Society and the Chebucto Grays. Sir...
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Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk (1804) John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll Charitable Irish Society of Halifax The Scots (North British Society) Annals, North...
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Robert Field (painter) (category Colony of Nova Scotia people)
became a member of the Charitable Irish Society of Halifax. He continued to produce miniatures, but he also painted oil portraits of government officials...
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John Albro (category 19th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly)
Halifax and reached the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the local militia. He was a member of the Charitable Irish Society of Halifax. He was defeated in a bid...
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Father Le Loutre's War (category History of Halifax, Nova Scotia)
59th Regiment of Foot. Richard Bulkeley Senr. excepted, Moncrieffe was the only charter member of The Charitable Irish Society of Halifax also to have...
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Irish Canadians (Irish: Gael-Cheanadaigh) are Canadian citizens who have full or partial Irish heritage including descendants who trace their ancestry...
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Richard John Uniacke (category 18th-century Irish people)
Uniacke was one of the founding members of the Charitable Irish Society of Halifax; established to assist needy Irish regardless of whether they were...
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World Ship Society, Port of New York Branch. Retrieved 4 November 2015. "Halifax Port Authority is Pleased to Present "The Emigrant"". The Halifax Port Authority...
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Gorham's Rangers (category Military history of Acadia)
59th Regiment of Foot. Richard Bulkeley Senr. excepted, Moncrieffe was the only charter member of The Charitable Irish Society of Halifax also to have...
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was also a member of the Charitable Irish Society of Halifax. He died in Halifax. The Pykes were the parents of seven children: George Pyke was the eldest...
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Belfast Model School for Girls (category Girls' schools in Northern Ireland)
recipient a donation of 45 (out of a total of 225) laptops from the Belfast Charitable Society, jointly with the Halifax Foundation and the Irish National Lottery...
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James Cochran (merchant) (category Members of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia)
was a director of the People's Bank and the Acadia Fire Insurance Company. He also served as president of the Charitable Irish Society, which assisted...
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Mark Critch (category Canadian people of Irish descent)
in All Directions, the CBC Television show Republic of Doyle, and is the host of CBC TV's Halifax Comedy Festival. He performed at the Just For Laughs...
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Hunger (Irish: an Gorta Mór [ənˠ ˈɡɔɾˠt̪ˠə ˈmˠoːɾˠ]), the Famine and the Irish Potato Famine, was a period of mass starvation and disease in Ireland lasting...
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Edward Kenny (category Mayors of Halifax, Nova Scotia)
became Junior Assistant V.P. of the Charitable Irish Society of Halifax in 1834 and Vice President in 1836. He became president of the organization in 1841...
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the chair of English until his death in 1980), three hospitals, and the most significant charitable organizations in the city (the Society of St. Vincent...
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United Society Partners in the Gospel (USPG) is a United Kingdom-based charitable organization (registered charity no. 234518). It was first incorporated...
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Beamish Murdoch (category Writers from Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Scotia bar in 1822. In 1824 he was elected vice-president of the Charitable Irish Society in Halifax. He also contributed articles to the Acadian Recorder...
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Marcia Anastasia Christoforides (category Wives of baronets)
of her husband in 1956 she became the beneficiary of a large estate and also the administrator of a fund to be used for charitable purposes. One of her...
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Richard Bulkeley (civil servant) (category Irish emigrants to Canada)
the following: Charitable Irish Society of Halifax St. Paul's Church (Halifax) Secretary of Nova Scotia (35 years) (1759–93) Judge of Admiralty court...
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Jannaty Women's Social Society. For charitable services to Ethnic Minority Women. Kimberley Louise Scott. Lately Assistant Director of Education, Education...
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Nova Scotia (1786). The school for Black students was the only charitable school in Halifax for the next 26 years. Whites were not allowed to attend. Prior...
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Robert Emmett Finn (category Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia)
and set up practice in Halifax. In 1902, Finn married Anna Louise Russell. He served as president of the Charitable Irish Society. Finn was a war correspondent...
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Catholic sisters and nuns in Canada (category Catholic female orders and societies)
funded in part by dowries provided by the parents of young nuns. The orders specialized in charitable works, including hospitals, orphanages, homes for...
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Souperism (category Protestant evangelisation of Irish Roman Catholics)
phenomenon of the Irish Great Famine. Protestant Bible societies set up schools in which starving children were fed, on the condition of receiving Protestant...
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Guy Pearce (category Australian people of New Zealand descent)
Carice van Houten; they had a son in August 2016. Pearce has supported charitable organisations related to animal conservation and habitat preservation...
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Demutualization (section Building societies)
in 1989, and including the Halifax Building Society, the largest, soon converted into joint stock banking companies, some of which were subsequently acquired...
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1786 in Canada (category Years of the 18th century in Canada)
Members of the Charitable Irish Society[....]," The Nova-Scotia Gazette and the Weekly Chronicle, Number 1036 (February 14, 1786), Page 2 of 2, righthand...
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