Post by Trinity College Dublin

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to Ireland this weekend is putting the spotlight on the many and deep links between Ireland and Canada. The industrious historians over at The Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland (VRTI) have taken a deep dive into the archives and found some fascinating documents about our long-standing trade links — a relationship going back 240 years!   The records show that in 1786 Irish merchants were importing barrels of cod, skins and rum from Newfoundland, and timber from Nova Scotia. Meanwhile, Ireland exported herring, beef, beer, bread, hogs and hats to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland in the same year.   Check out this amazing document from Central Bank of Ireland and now on the VRTI, which gives a full list of all the products crossing the Atlantic that year: https://lnkd.in/dSrPHrqW    The VRTI is a state-funded, all-island and international research partnership hosted by Trinity College Dublin, working to reconstruct the Public Record Office of Ireland – a magnificent archive destroyed in 1922 at the outset of the Irish Civil War. This is an ever-growing, open-access resource, freely and permanently available online to all those interested in Ireland’s deep history, and its place in the wider world.   Explore the VRTI and seven centuries of the people, places and events of Irish history here: https://virtualtreasury.ie   #TrinityResearch #Archives #VRTI #MarkCarney Embassy of Ireland to Canada, Embassy of Canada in Ireland | Ambassade du Canada en Irlande, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, ADAPT Centre, Trinity Long Room Hub, TCD Computer Science and Statistics, Trinity College Dublin - Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, McGill University, University of Toronto, The University of British Columbia, University of Waterloo, Department of Culture, Communications and Sport, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ireland, National Archives, Ireland, Department for Communities, Office of the Prime Minister of Canada | Cabinet du premier ministre du Canada