Ryle's Barrisway, Newfoundland and Labrador
Ryle's Barrisway (sometimes spelled Barachoix[2]) is an abandoned town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada that had a small population which was first recorded in 1898.
History
The former community is located about 3 kilometers away from the town of Terrenceville located at the bottom of Fortune Bay. It is centered around the Ryles Barrisway Brook which is the focal point of the community.[3] The community first sprang up as a settlement in 1898 when a significant lobster cannery was established which coincided with the increase of the lobster fishery in the area.[4]
The community of Ryle's Barrisway was recorded in McAlpine's Business Directory of 1898 with 2 heads of households, namely Clement Benning, a "lobster packer" and John Thompson, a "Lobster Can Dealer."[1] In the subsequent 1904 Business Directory, only the family of Clement Benning remained.[5] Use of the area by nearby residents of Terrenceville continued long after it was abandoned and one such resident, Leo Hickey, accidentally died at Ryles Barrisway on February 21, 1928.[6]
The community is currently uninhabited but a few nearby residents have cabins where the community once stood.
See also
- Terrenceville
- English Harbour East
- Grand le Pierre
References
- ^ a b McAlpine's Newfoundland directory, 1898. McAlpine Directory Co. p. 620. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ Year book and almanac of Newfoundland, 1931. St. John's, NL: David R. Thistle, King's Printer. 1931. p. 119. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ "Ryle Barrisway Brook". Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB). Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ Poole, Cyril; Cuff, Robert (1981–1994). Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Volume 5 (1st ed.). St. John's, Nfld., Canada: Newfoundland Book Publishers. p. 360. ISBN 9780920508145. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ "Fortune Bay ~ 1904 McAlpines Directory St. Bernard's District – Town of Ryle's Barchoix". Rootsweb. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ "Vital Records Register of Deaths Fortune Bay District 1927 – 1930". Newfoundland Grand Banks. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
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