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The wealth of 19th century Quebec was built on the timber that flowed through its port and used in its shipyards. It was the Irish of Quebec who built the ships and stowed the timber. Beneath the Citadel of Quebec there is a small strip of land between the cliffs and the river. Snaking along the shore was a long, narrow road six miles long. This road, called rue Champlain, linked coves, docks, and shipyards where the Irish of Quebec City worked and lived. A look at the homes and businesses lining this street in the waning age of wooden ships reveals a world of stevedores, shipbuilders, blacksmiths, carpenters, river pilots, and timber towers. The advent of ironclads coincided with the decline of Quebec’s port and shipyards, and with them this unique waterfront community.
Lisa Maguire earned her PhD in European History from New York University. A chance encounter with a digitized Irish census sparked a fascination with her own family history.
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