The Newfoundland Blue Ensign was used as the colonial flag from 1870 to 1904. The Newfoundland Red Ensign was used as the 'de facto' national flag of the dominion until the legislature adopted the Union Flag on 15 May 1931.. The anthem of the Dominion was the "Ode to Newfoundland", written by British colonial governor Sir Cavendish Boyle in 1902 during his …

Newfoundland and Labrador (/ nj uː f ən ˈ l æ n d ... l æ b r ə ˈ d ɔːr /; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region.The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of 405,212 square kilometres (156,500 sq mi).In 2021, the population of Newfoundland and …

Catholic emancipation or Catholic relief was a process in the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland, and later the combined United Kingdom in the late 18th century and early 19th century, that involved reducing and removing many of the restrictions on Roman Catholics introduced by the Act of Uniformity, the Test Acts and the penal laws.Requirements to abjure (renounce) the …

A Place to Belong – Community Order and Everyday Space in Calvert, Newfoundland, Gerard Pocius. Irish Settlements in Eastern Canada , John J. Manion. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Branch, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador" .

The earliest written form of the Irish language is known to linguists as Primitive Irish. Primitive Irish is known only from fragments, mostly personal names, inscribed on stone in the Ogham alphabet. The earliest of such inscriptions probably date from the 3rd or 4th century. Ogham inscriptions are found primarily in the south of Ireland as well as in Wales, Devon and Cornwall, …

The flag of Newfoundland and Labrador was introduced in 1980 and was designed by Newfoundland artist Christopher Pratt.The flag design was approved by the House of Assembly of the province of Newfoundland, Canada, on May 28, 1980.It was flown for the first time on Discovery Day, June 24, 1980.The name of the province was changed to Newfoundland and …

Sir Humphrey Gilbert (c. 1539 – 9 September 1583) was an English adventurer, explorer, member of parliament and soldier who served during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and was a pioneer of the English colonial empire in North America and the Plantations of Ireland. He was a maternal half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh and a cousin of Sir Richard Grenville.

Primitive Irish or Archaic Irish (Irish: Gaeilge Ársa), also called Proto-Goidelic, is the oldest known form of the Goidelic languages. It is known only from fragments, mostly personal names, inscribed on stone in the ogham alphabet in Ireland and western Great Britain between the 4th and the 6th century AD. Characteristics ...

Old Irish, also called Old Gaelic (Goídelc; Ogham: ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ; Irish: Sean-Ghaeilge; Scottish Gaelic: Seann-Ghàidhlig; Manx: Shenn Yernish or Shenn Ghaelg), is the oldest form of the Goidelic/Gaelic language for which there are extensive written texts. It was used from c. 600 to c. 900. The main contemporary texts are dated c. 700–850; by 900 the language had already ...

Like many traditional Irish words, shebeen has persisted in Newfoundland. The Dictionary of Newfoundland English defines shebeen, also sheebeen and sheveen, as an "unlicensed place where illicit liquor is sold." In the 1880s, the proliferation of shebeens was a hot topic, pitting temperance advocates against those who considered the shebeens ...