PART III CATALOGUE OF CORK-BASED EMIGRANT SHIPS 1815-60
Fig. 88. The Port of Quebec The diversity of 19 th century craft on the St Lawrence River is fascinating and includes a timber raft, with a shed and powered by sail and paddle, used in the springtime transportation of lumber. ************************ CHAPTER 2 A. CORK EMIGRANT SHIP ROUTES This study found 183 Cork-registered vessels (A-List) carrying emigrants from Cork to North America 1815-60 . Single Emigrant Voyages. 98 of the 183 Cork vessels (54%) made a single voyage, of which 61 were in that early 16-year period 1815-30 - possibly unfavorable test runs, as trade and emigration resumed.
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