Canadian 'experiment' descendants set for North Cork return

Research carried out on both sides of the Atlantic suggests there are roughly 100,000 descendants of the 2,000 who emigrated

The families in the ‘Peter Robinson Experiment’ sailed from Cobh in nine ships to Canada in the 1800s. File Picture: Denis Minihane

Up to 500 descendants of the organised emigration of impoverished North Cork families in the 1800s will travel to Ireland from Canada later this year to mark the 200th anniversary of the event.

The visit is being organised by regional development company Ballyhoura GLC to commemorate the 1825 "Peter Robinson Experiment".