Another tragic story from the history of Canada is remembered by this ale.
THE TRAGEDY OF THE CARRICK
At the beginning of 1847, 187 Irishmen from Sligo embarked for America on board a small two-masted sailboat called the Carrick. These emaciated families, huddled in the holds, fled from what was called the Great Famine, which killed nearly a million Irish at the time. On the 28th of April, 1847, the ship, tossed by a furious sea, in snow and wind, ran aground on the reefs of Cap-des-Rosiers. 139 passengers were killed. They were buried in a common grave on the shore of Cap-des-Rosiers. Many Survivors chose to settle near the scene of the sinking. A Carrick family is still there today.
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