Michael Anthony Fleming, Bishop of Newfoundland 1830-1850. Fleming is responsible for the construction of the Basilica-Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.

Between 1750 and 1830 Newfoundland received large numbers of Irish immigrants. In the graph above, the squares represent the numbers of emigrants coming from different counties in Ireland. The circles represent numbers of emigrants from individual towns in Ireland.

Bishop O'Donel's Old Chapel and Palace, built around 1784.