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 / 47.649944°N 54.762806°W / 47.649944; -54.762806
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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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.