STAIR NA HÉIREANN | IRISH HISTORY
OCT 12TH 2PM IN THE CAROLAN ROOM

We will be welcoming Christopher Kervick who will be discussing his 20 years of research and his resulting book entitled: “The Windsor Locks Canal: Yankee Enterprise & Irish Muscle” Mr. Kervick tells the story of the Windsor Locks Canal in great detail and he humanizes the Irish Canal laborers involved.

Christopher Kervick is an instructor of local history at Mitchell College in New London, Connecticut. He was First Selectman of his hometown of Windsor Locks, Connecticut for three terms. He was also a Connecticut Judge of Probate. He has practiced law for over 36 years. He is a graduate of Fordham University, Catholic University, Columbus School of Law.

As a child he lived just three hundred yards west of the Windsor Locks Canal (originally known as the Enfield Falls Canal). Fourteen years ago, the State of Connecticut hired him to conduct a title search of the entire canal. This project encouraged him to research more about the canal and the four hundred Irish immigrants who built it.

GO RAIBH MILE MAITH AGAT

The Fréamh Éireann Genealogy Group would like to thank Féile and the Irish Language Group for their continued sponsorship of our Irish History Lectures.