New Ireland Island (New Brunswick)

New Ireland Island

A whale watching ship takes passengers through Doyle's Passage between Pendleton Island (left), and Macs Island (right) witih New Ireland in the foreground.
Geography
Location	Bay of Fundy
Coordinates	45°02′06″N66°56′13″W / 45.035°N 66.937°W / 45.035; -66.937 >
Administration
Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Charlotte
Parish	West Isles Parish

New Ireland Island is an undeveloped island in the West Isles Parish of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada, where the Bay of Fundy enters Passamaquoddy Bay. It it situated between Pendleton's Island and Macs Island. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

In 1780, local Loyalist settlers Robert Pagan, , Thomas Wyer, Dr. John Califf and Jeremiah Pote proposed a new colony named "New Ireland" be created on Penobscot Bay - however when a trip to England failed to secure its actualisation, the plan faltered and the group largely settled in St. Andrews. ^[4]

References

1. "No. 166". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
2. "489" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 4 July 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 490, 497, 500, and 501 at same site.
3. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
4. Craven, Paul. "Petty Justice".