Black Rock
The Irish Commemorative Stone is a monument in Montreal commemorating the deaths from "ship fever" of 6,000 mostly Irish immigrants to Canada during the immigration following the Great Irish Famine in the years 1847-1848.
- Monument
- Description: memorial in Montreal
- Also known as“Irish Commemorative Stone”“The Black Stone”“The Ship Fever Monument”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Habitat 67 and Peel Basin.
Habitat 67
Habitat 67, or just Habitat, is a housing complex… Habitat 67 is situated 1½ km north of Black Rock.
Peel Basin
Canal
Peel Street is a major north–south street located in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Peel Basin is situated 1 km northwest of Black Rock.
Square Saint-Patrick
Park
Square Saint-Patrick is a park, which is situated 1 km west of Black Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cité du Havre and Pointe du Moulin à Vent.
Black Rock
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Latitude
45.4868° or 45° 29′ 13″ north
Longitude
-73.54636° or 73° 32′ 47″ west
Open location code
87Q8FFP3+PF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Black Rock” goes by many names.
- French: “monument aux Irlandais morts du typhus à Montréal”
- French: “monument commémoratif irlandais”
- French: “Monument commémoratif irlandais”
- French: “Roc irlandais”
- French: “Roche noire”
- Igbo: “Nkume Ncheta Irish”
- Turkish: “monument commémoratif irlandais”
- Turkish: “Québec İrlanda Anıtı”
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Highlights include Canada Post and Farine Five Roses.
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