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.

Ryle's Barrisway
Abandoned Town
Ryle's Barrisway is located in Newfoundland
Ryle's Barrisway
Ryle's Barrisway
Location of Ryle's Barrisway in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°38′59.8″N 54°45′46.1″W
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Census divisionDivision 2
Census subdivisionDivision 2
Population
 (1898)
 • Total2[1]
Time zoneUTC– 3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC– 2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code709
BayFortune Bay

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

References
  1. 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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