ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS To those students whose history papers in Father Francis Bolger 's History course at U.P.E.I. provided valuable material: Brenda Murphy, Marie Peters, Noella Reid and Jane Walsh. To parishioners who provided pictures and clippings. To Learning Murphy for doing the photography work for the numer¬ ous organizations, committees, etc. To our typists: Trudy Blanchard, Heather Doiron , Kathy Doiron, Ann Harding , Mary Ellen Murphy and Claire Pigeon To Dr. FW . P Bolger who perused the manuscript and made many helpful suggestions and provided information about his native parish. To Peter McGuigan for his informative article in the Abegweit Review Winter 1985, Second Volume, The Lot 22 Irish. To Mrs. Walter Reid , Aline Reid and Doreen Reid for information provided. To Hon . Marion Reid for information provided. To Megan Skinner and Sr. Bernice Cullen for information in Chapter V. To Sister Lauretta White for assistance in gathering material from the Diocesan Archives. To Cathy Dillon, U.P.E.I. Library for assistance in collecting pic¬ tures. To Reg. MacLellan for photo of Parish House built in 1901.