Ryle's Barrisway, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Ryle's Barrisway
Abandoned Town
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Ryle's Barrisway
Location of Ryle's Barrisway in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°38′59.8″N54°45′46.1″W / 47.649944°N 54.762806°W / 47.649944; -54.762806 Coordinates: 47°38′59.8″N54°45′46.1″W / 47.649944°N 54.762806°W / 47.649944; -54.762806
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division Division 2
Census subdivision Division 2
Population
 (1898)
 • Total2 [1]
Time zone UTC– 3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC– 2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code 709
Bay Fortune Bay

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.

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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.

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References

  1. 1 2 McAlpine's Newfoundland directory, 1898. McAlpine Directory Co. p. 620. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  2. ↑ Year book and almanac of Newfoundland, 1931. St. John's, NL: David R. Thistle, King's Printer. 1931. p. 119. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Ryle Barrisway Brook". Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB). Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Fortune Bay ~ 1904 McAlpines Directory St. Bernard's District – Town of Ryle's Barchoix". Rootsweb. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Vital Records Register of Deaths Fortune Bay District 1927 – 1930". Newfoundland Grand Banks. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
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