Irish in North America

[Henry]

Yes indeed , and some are well remembered like the
one who invented mussel farming systems .
But the ones present in the Franche Marine or army would
be few in a number of men of different origins , speaking
different dialects of frenc territory even other countries .

For exemple there must have been Basques ( Spain Border ) and
Provence Italy border who left a few folk songs.

The Irish soldiers probably looked more Parisian
than anything else .

 

[dodgecity]

No, there were no green faced red uniforms. The 2nd battalion of the Bearn regiment was authorized and raised in 1746. This coincides with a resurgence among the Jacobites, and increased numbers of "wild geese" arriving in France. Not all of these were taken into the "Irish regiments". Many enlisted in other French regiments. As a new battalion being raised, some sources indicate that the new 2nd battalion of the Bearn received a large number of the newly arriving Irish. Both battalions were marched to Brest prior to the 2nd battalion's embarkation for New France. Volunteers from the first battalion were used to bring the second battalion up to full strength before sailing. The senior captain of the second battalion observed that the second was composed of younger, more robust men that had a better military appearance than the first.

 

[dodgecity]

I was uncertain as to the several references to 3000 troops that appear in several of the posts until I went back and read my earlier post. This is my error. I normally type with 2 finger and three thumbs. I meant to type 300, not 3000 as I was considering the Bearn companies. My apologies for a dumb mistake that I should have immediately picked up on.

 

[Dixie Slugs]

I find this thread quite interesting as I have somewhat a tie to it. One of my grandmothers (about 5 greats) was an Irish Indentured Servant (slave) named Bridget and was 13 years old when sold in Virginia. My Stewart ancestors were also Catholic and "bought" her for a wife, his name being Richard Stewart. Richard and Bridget moved to Charlestown, South Carolina and becamea wellknown ship building family. For that line, my great grandfather, Robert Michael Stewart came to Florida. I don't think this was too uncommon at the time......James