Sunday, March 7, 2010

The French Ship

After The British Left,  the villageof  Louisbourg grew with Irish and Scottish immigrants. Houses were built  on the ruins and even the foundations of the  of the Fortress. There is a story from the Kehoe Family that in the 1780's there was a knock on the door one day and a French naval officer entered .
He assured them that he meant no harm. " I just want to recover something that is mine" he said, and went over to the fire place and removed a stone and pulled out a metal box. thanked them and left. They went out to watch them row to a waiting ship and sail away. Allister MacDonald


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