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The remains of 21 Irish shipwreck victims which washed up on a beach in Canada have been laid to rest.<\/p>\nThe remains of 21 Irish shipwreck victims which washed up on a beach in Canada have been laid to rest.<\/p>\n
Human bones were found on a beach at Cap-des-Rosiers, Quebec, between 2011 and 2016.<\/p>\n
It was confirmed earlier this year that the remains were from the Carricks ship, which had been transporting 180 Irish people across the Atlantic when it sank.<\/p>\n
The Carricks departed Sligo in 1847 for the port of Quebec when it sank off the coast of Cap-des-Rosiers.<\/p>\n
It came at the height of the famine during which a million people died.<\/p>\n
The bones were identified at the bioarchaeology laboratory at the University of Montreal as belonging to three children, aged between seven and 12.<\/p>\n
In 2016 the remains of a further 18 people were discovered, mostly women and children.<\/p>\n
The analysis also revealed that the victims would have eaten a diet mainly of potato, as was common in Ireland at the time, and that they had been suffering from pathologies probably caused by malnutrition.<\/p>\n
The remains of the 21 were laid to rest following a ceremony today at the Irish Memorial on Cap-des-Rosiers Beach.<\/p>\n
Pat Ward, 63, from Keash, Co Sligo, told the BBC his family believes some of their ancestors were among those who died in the shipwreck.<\/p>\n
He said it was \u201cvery emotional\u201d to think his ancestors may be among those recovered, but the ceremony would \u201cbring closure\u201d.<\/p>\n
Marie-Eve Murray, of Forillon National Park, said the ceremony was attended by around 150 people, including descendants of some of the survivors of the shipwreck.<\/p>\n
\u201cA ceremony intended to pay homage to the victims of the Carricks shipwreck took place on Thursday July 4 at 10.30am at the site of the Irish Memorial, located on Du Banc trail, North Area of the Forillon National Park,\u201d she told PA.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis ceremony, organized by the St-Alban Parish Council in Cap-des-Rosiers in collaboration with Parks Canada, was attended by around 150 people: the descendants of the survivors, dignitaries and the local population.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Famine is believed to have killed a million people between 1845 and 1849 when the potato crop failed.<\/p>\n
Hundreds of thousands of people emigrated in this period.<\/p>\n