.Would anyone know of a particular reason in 1820-1835 why there would have been a large migration and what particular part of the country they may have been from, as the Quebec records from then are meager.> A major scheme was arranged by ' Peter Robison' ( for whom it was named ) in 1822-1825 - over 2000 were settled in Peterborough County and east to the Ottawa Valley. Those émigrés came from the south - Munster Province mainly. Pádraig Mór An Sean Gabhar ***** Reply to List Only Please ***** -----Original Message----- From: irl-clare-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:irl-clare-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Diane Apel Sent: 28 November 2006 14:39 To: irl-clare@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IRL-CLARE] 2 Migrations I have run into the fact that there were 2 "Great Migrations" in my family to Canada. The first was in the 1820-1835 period, when one side of my family immigrated and they all settled in Quebec and intermarried with other Irish. The second was the 1847-1852 more common period during the famine years and interestingly enough they immigrated to Ontario. Perhaps Quebec was full by that time and land was more plentiful in Ontario. They appear to have been mostly from County Clare and again, all intermarried with fellow Irishmen. Would anyone know of a particular reason in 1820-1835 why there would have been a large migration and what particular part of the country they may have been from, as the Quebec records from then are meager. Thanks, Diane