For centuries, Cape Breton Island has seen waves of settlers come ashore from many different parts of the world. The ebb and flow of peoples spurred on by the effects of war, by enterprise or by the simple desire to put food on their table has shaped the cultural fabric of the island for hundreds of years. Bretons, Normans and Basque arrived during the 18th century when the island was under the jurisdiction of New France, and then in the early 19th century the Gaelic speaking inhabitants of places like Barra and Uist put down permanent roots seeking refuge and a new beginning. As the tides of immigration and settlement came and went, communities likewise did the same. In this episode, we'll discuss one of these communities at length - St. Esprit.SHOW NOTES: MUSICAL CREDITS: -- Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien & Francois Lazarevitch - Sir Arthur Shaen/Colonel Irwin/Clonmell Lassies/The Scolding Wife - • Sir Arthur Shaen - Colonel Irwin - Cl... SOURCES: 1. Sieur de La Roque. “Recensement de l’Île Royal et de l’Île Saint-Jean”, p. 21 -30 – https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oo...2. Sieur de La Roque. “Recensement de l’Île Royal et de l’Île Saint-Jean”, p. 21 -30– https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oo...3. MacLellan, J.S. (1918). Louisbourg From its Foundation to its Fall, p. 2074. MacLellan, J.S. (1918). Louisbourg From its Foundation to its Fall, p. 2085. MacLellan, J.S. (1918). Louisbourg From its Foundation to its Fall, p. 2096. MacLellan, J.S. (1918). Louisbourg From its Foundation to its Fall, p. 2097. MacLellan, J.S. (1918). Louisbourg From its Foundation to its Fall, p. 2108. Holland, Samuel (1935). Holland’s Description of Cape Breton Island and Other Documents, p.81.
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