Q. Can you tell me if it’s true that on the island of Montserrat there are people who still speak with an Irish brogue? And are tourists welcomed there? — S.P. Oakland Park A.Little Montserrat ...

Montserrat’s Irish heritage dates back to the 17th century when the island became a haven for Irish Catholics who had been persecuted on other Caribbean islands. Toggle navigation.

Montserrat acknowledges its Irish influence while honoring the enslaved people who rebelled against it. Traditional dancers the Emerald Orioles participate in a St. Patrick‘s Day parade on the ...

Ask Joe Sweeney about his Irish heritage and he is only too happy to share the snippets of trivia gleaned from family lore. Perched on the edge of a grave in Montserrat's historic Carr's Bay ...

Often referred to as the Black Irish, the people of Montserrat’s Irish heritage dates back to the 17th century when the island became a haven for Irish Catholics who had been persecuted on ...

And so the Irish flooded westward across the waters, washing ashore at sugar plantations on British islands, including Barbados, Jamaica, St. Kitts, Nevis, Antigua and Montserrat.

Later in 1649 approximately 1,000 of Cromwell’s Irish political prisoners were exiled to Montserrat. The Irish became, if not the majority, they were a significant enough percentage of the ...

Ask Joe Sweeney about his Irish heritage and he is only too happy to share the snippets of trivia gleaned from family lore. Perched on the edge of a grave in Montserrat's historic Carr's Bay ...

Ask Joe Sweeney about his Irish heritage and he is only too happy to share the snippets of trivia gleaned from family lore. Perched on the edge of a grave in Montserrat's historic Carr's Bay ...