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    From 1980-1982 the Chancery of the Archdiocese of Toronto commissioned an architectural inventory for all Church-owned buildings.

    From 1980-1982 the Chancery of the Archdiocese of Toronto commissioned an architectural inventory for all Church-owned buildings.

    Western most window on south wall.

    The second wave of Irish immigration followed the Great Famine of 1847. The original site of St. Patrick's Church in Markham was on Rouge Street, in an area dubbed "Vinegar Hill" or "Little Dublin."

    In the Archdiocese of Toronto, original parish registers are not available to the public. Please DO NOT contact parishes for access to these registers. Other Resources Death and burials are not sacra

    The first wave of Irish immigration to Upper Canada occurred in the early nineteenth century following England's annexation of Ireland in 1800. Irish settlers to the Toronto Gore area arrived in 1818

    This church was built to serve the settlers of "Irishtown" in the Dundas St. and Dixie Rd. area of Mississauga. The brick church built in 1872 (left) was replaced by a much larger one in 1971 (right)

    In 1867 St. Patrick’s Gothic Church was built on St. Patrick's Street in downtown Toronto. In 1908 this “Old St. Patrick’s” became Our Lady of Mount Carmel for the first Italian Congregation. Constru

    Photos taken by Rev. John Leo O'Reilly whilst in Rome. Locations include, Piazza Venezia, view from the Palatine Hill, the Roman Forum and the Corpus Christi Procession.

    Photo shows various views of Ponte Milvio - the Milivan Bridge in Rome.

    Photos on this page are of Trinità dei Monti, the Convent of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart. The Trevi Fountain, and the Quirinal Palace.

    Roman Forum. The ruins surrounding the forum are those of ancient government buildings.

    Photo's capture Rev. O'Reilly aboard ship heading for Genoa, several cemeteries, and the Island of Madeira.

    Photos of Rev. O'Reilly in his room at the Canadian College, Rome, and of an "air ship" over the college.

    Photos are of Cardinal Louis-Nazaire Bégin of Canada, Fr. Foran and students at the college.

    Photos are of Rev. O'Reilly in the Lazio region of Italy, including the Abbey of Saint Mary in Grottaferrata.

    Photos are of Rev. O'Reilly on Mount Cavo in Italy, as well as scenes of an Italian Village.

    Photos include a Picnic at San Pancrazio and Farming near Tre Fontane.

    Photos are of Rev. O'Reilly travelling through the Latin Valley which includes the Monastery of Monte Cassino and Monte Soratte.

    Photos are of Rev. O'Reilly travelling through Loreto, Italy where the Basilica della Santa Casa is located.