Montreal has no shortage of historic churches. St. Patrick's is a bit quieter than other top tourist destinations, but no less lovely. While Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours in Old Montreal was traditionally home to the French Speaking Catholics in the city, it became overwhelmed with the large influx of Irish immigrants around 1817. Although the Irish initially found refuge at the Church of the Recollets, as their numbers swelled, it became clear they needed their own church.