Ireland's Eye, Newfoundland and Labrador explained

Ireland's Eye, Newfoundland and Labrador should not be confused with Ireland's Eye.

Ireland's Eye is a ghost town on an island off the northeast corner of Random Island in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.^[1] It is accessible only by boat. A way office was established in 1886. The first waymaster was Thomas Cooper. The schooner ran aground here on 16 July 1929. There was a post office between 1941 and 1965.^[2] The population was 92 people in 1956. The community was resettled on October 12, 1965.

See also

• Resettlement (Newfoundland)
• List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador

References

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Notes and References

1. Mills . A. . Sandeman . H. . 2021 . Lithostratigraphy and lithogeochemistry of Ediacaran alkaline basaltic rocks of the Musgravetown Group, Bonavista Peninsula, northeastern Newfoundland, Canada: An extensional volcanogenic basin in the type-Avalon terrane. . Atlantic Geology . 57 . 207–234 . 10.4138/atlgeol.2021.010. free .
2. Library and Archives Canada, "Post Offices and Postmasters"