LOCATING THE IRISH AND IRISHNESS IN THE 'BELFAST' OF THIS GREAT DOMINION - TORONTO, 1841-1926 Irish Emigrants wait with their few belongings to board ship for North America. Millions were forced to leave by famine. Locating the Irish and Irishness in the "Belfast of this Great Dominion" - Toronto, 1841-1926 Presented by Dr. William Jenkins, Professor, York University. Note new location and time! - 7:00pm, Tues. February 20th - Ralph Thornton Centre, 3rd floor, 765 Queen St. E. Over a relatively short period of time, between the mid-1800’s and 1915, Toronto experienced an unprecedented wave of Irish migration which changed the city forever. In this talk, Dr. Jenkins examines the experience of Irish immigrants coming to Toronto, their mixed welcome, and how they maintained their culture in the new world while helping to remake the city. And how major events back home, such as the Great Potato Famine, the Irish Revolution, and subsequent the partition of the i