European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 9, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse The quiet Harbor of Plymouth Montserrat s main settlement. Emerald Isle of the Caribbean by Robert Glass associated press Montserrat an Island of 12,000 people has been under British control since 1783, but a carved wooden Shamrock perches on the roof of the colonial governor s House and an immigration officer will stamp the Irish Symbol in your passport. Montserrat a Pear shaped Haven of densely forested mountains Palm Trees multicoloured Flowers and Gray Black volcanic beaches Between Antigua and Guadeloupe is a hint of Ireland in the Caribbean. Tourist brochures Call it the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean where St. Patrick s Day is a Legal Holiday and a version of Irish Stew is a local delicacy. Although the population is 98 percent Black and the climate is sem tropical you can flip through the Telephone Book and imagine yourself in Killarney. Row after Row of ryans Riley and o Garros. Both the head of government and his main rival Are named Osborne chief minister John Osborne and opposition Leader Bertrand Osborne a Distant Cousin. Driving around Montserrat just 11 Miles Long and seven Miles wide and about 37.5 Square Miles in All you pass St. Patrick a Cork Hill Sweeney s estate Carr s Bay Bransby Point and Galway s so Friere a volcanic Crater of bubbling Fulfur. On the Northern tip of the Hilly Island you find the most Irish Montserrat ans of All the so called Blacks a islands
