Hi McGrath - fair point, but a lot of it is St John's and the area around it called 'The Irish Loop' (for tourist purposes of course.) Elsewhere, i.e. where the other 75% of the population live, it's not so in your face Irishness. The west of England origins are promoted in places like Twillingate etc.

One of the great things about Newfoundland is that it never got involved in the Catholic v Protestant conflicts - the three denominations (Catholics, Anglicans and Non-Conformists) managing to devise a way of living together in harmony.

Terry

PS - I'd suggest Boston as a non Irish Irish place!