Out From St. Leonards By Irish Descendants
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2013
- During the 1960s, you could look out over the ocean in Newfoundland and see houses floating by. Natural disasters weren't the cause; governments were. Soon after Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949, the governments of Canada and the newly formed province resolved to centralize the islands population, moving people from isolated outports to larger growth centres.
Rather than abandoning their homes, many resourceful Newfoundlanders winched them down to the shoreline, attached empty oil drums to the foundations, and then towed them by fishing boat to their new communities. This process of centralization, or resettlement as it was called, ultimately led to the displacement of nearly thirty thousand people. More than three hundred communities, many with histories stretching back centuries, would die a rapid death.
Video By James R. Yetman
Newfoundland Treasures Video Production
newfoundlandtreasures.com 
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This historical ballad was written in 1981 by Gary O'Driscoll, 1993 Gabriel Award winning producer, folksinger, songwriter, and musician of Bay Bull's and St. John's, NL, and Peterborough, Ontario. This recording by the Irish Descendants is from their 1991 CD, Misty Morning Shore, from Duckworth Records; and their 1999 CD, So Far So Good - The Best Of The Irish Descendants, from Warner Music Canada Ltd. Thanks for sharing. :-)
Used to have the tape. The bay bulls come home year tape was a great one too
My grandmother came out from St. Kyran's and my mother in law out from St. Leonard's, so great to see these photos!
Just beautiful. God bless them, hardships and hard work.. So great to have those pictures....
My grandfather was born in Oderin. He and his family were forced to move to Fox Harbour where luckily for me he met my grandmother. But my family had lived on Oderin for many generations. I was lucky enough to get to spend 3 days there about ten years ago.
I never knew that the line "with their houses in tow" was literal! Amazing.
It's great that a lot of photos were taken at that time.
95 percent were actually taken in the time of this
Amazing photos ( i have at least 2 big pictures at my home of these sad resettlement hardship reminders)..., It was actually heartbreaking how the Government of JOEY SMALLWOOD put nails in those coffins of these great free giving,compassionate and hardworking people and told them there was a better "way of life",Its hard to believe how newfoundlanders was "dictated to move"........ lovely song and great singing and vid. ty
battlehrfred This was happening to many communities naturally long before Joey's time. Lack of work, disease, etc collapsed many communities. All the government did was offer to pay them for what they were doing anyway.
Hi...I was wondering where you got this info?. ty
It's just simple history, places like Garia, Gin Cove, Anderson's Cove. There were I think 30 or 40 towns that simply died out.
thank you soo much I love this song my fav. drunk tune
That bass riff at 2:36 makes this such a plaid-Westin’ toe tapper. Love Newfie music
Ah this version is finally on here!
Gary Edwards of and the best music in the world
The boys from home I will always be a Newfoundler
god damm joey smallwood and everthing he did starting in 49
Doing this for a school concert and it’s my favourite one out of the 4 I am doing
The islander
Heave away
Ghost in the fog
Out from st lenoards
And a play called doctoring
Resettlement is still ongoing....