1493 - Navigator Christopher Columbus sights the island which he names after a Spanish abbey. 1632 - Montserrat becomes an English colony. 1782 - French invaders take possession, having previously ...

A talk about the history of Montserrat College of Art in Beverly will be held on Saturday, July 18, at 3 p.m. at the Rockport Art Association. The two art organizations have a long, intertwined ...

While St. Patrick's Day was once a one-day only event in Montserrat, the celebration of all things Irish has now spanned to an all-encompassing week-long affair. Indeed, it is the only country in the ...

Montserrat is the only place outside of Ireland and two provinces in Canada where St. Patrick's Day is a public holiday. On St. Patrick's Day in 1768, enslaved Africans on the island attempted a ...

A cobble beach on the island of Montserrat, also known as the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean. t.m. urban Shutterstock Almost 25 years after the tiny island of Montserrat suffered devastation from the ...

'St Patrick's village was wiped out' Soufriere Hills, the active volcano in Montserrat. Photo: Getty St Patrick's Day in Montserrat Mary visits the lava landscape The Caribbean island of Montserrat ...