Located on the south side of George Street, west of Water Street
GPS location: 44°38'55"N 63°34'20"W
Links to Relevant WebsitesDedication Ceremony to Mark the Unveiling of the Irish Settlers' Memorial 17 March 2000 http://millennium.ns.sympatico.ca/communities/irish_cross.html Halifax Irish Memorial http://www.gov.ns.ca/novascotia2000/irish.htm Charitable Irish Society Halifax http://www.charitableirishsocietyofhalifax.ca/history.html Photograph (0025) by Douglas McCann, September 2000 http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Chebucto/webmaster/gallery/nsphotos/10120025a.jpg Photograph (0027) by Douglas McCann, September 2000 http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Chebucto/webmaster/gallery/nsphotos/10120027a.jpg The Ulster Scots Come to Canada by Brian McConnell (Site #1) One of the most famous Nova Scotian political families was included in this group... http://members.aol.com/manus2/ulsterto.html The Ulster Scots Come to Canada by Brian McConnell (Site #2) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~goudied/ulster-scot2canada.html Celtic Cross by Mike Campbell http://www.mikecampbell.net/celticcross.htm The Irish in Nova Scotia to 1830 by Terrence M. Punch http://members.tripod.com/gail25/ns1.htm Celtic Cross – The Charitable Irish Society Halifax Regional Municipality Council Minutes, 15 December 1998 MOVED by Councillor Harvey, seconded by Councillor Fougere that Halifax Regional Council approve the placing of the Celtic Cross as described in Attachment "A" of the staff report dated December 10, 1998 at the George Street-Water Street parkette at no cost to the Halifax Regional Municipality... The Motion Was Put And Passed. http://www.region.halifax.ns.ca/council/minutes/1998/c981215.pdf |