Depending on the time period and province almost all the large Monaghan settlements in Canada were the result of assisted immigration and land schemes. Look at the ads in the Irish newspapers for the time your interested in. Allen Temple Beagan http://members.tripod.com/~Al_Beagan/start.htm researching Beagan and McCabe in Cavan Beagan and Trainor in Monaghan Chevallier and Knight in Jersey Beagan, Knight, Brace, Chancey in NFLD Beagan, Power and Trainor in PEI ----- Original Message ----- From: "psmyth" <psmyth@lindsaycomp.on.ca> To: <IRL-MONAGHAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2001 6:59 PM Subject: Re: Burns marriage > In answer to the question of why so many people emigrated from Monaghan to Ontario, I can suggest one simple and obvious reason. This suggestion is based on my reading of several recent books on Irish immigration patterns in Ontario. Often, following the successful emigration of Irish settlers to a particular area, letters home would result in others (family or friends) following. > Pat > >