- The Move
A video on the resettlement of the Rumboldt family
in 1968.




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Ireland's Eye



Ireland's Eye was a small fishing community on an island of the same name, at the entrance to Smith Sound, Trinity Bay. Occupied by planters as early as 1675, Ireland's Eye was ideally situated for prosecuting the inshore cod fishery. The population reached a recorded high of 157 in 1911 but declined quickly after Confederation. With the nearest road connection at New Bonaventure, 13 kilometres from the island, and a declining fishery after 1949, people began to resettle under the provincial government's centralization program in 1959. By 1966 the population had fallen to 16; most moved to New Bonaventure, Trinity and the Clarenville area. The images, including those of the Church of England Church, the predominant denomination at Ireland's Eye, show the transition from a viable fishing community to its abandonment and beyond.

Ireland's Eye from across the harbour

Ireland's Eye from across the harbour
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Schooners in the harbour at Ireland's Eye

Schooners in the harbour at Ireland's Eye
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Ireland's Eye

Ireland's Eye
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Schooner "James and Martha" at Ireland's Eye

Schooner "James and Martha" at Ireland's Eye
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Joseph and Elizabeth Hodder on their flake at Ireland's Eye

Joseph and Elizabeth Hodder on their flake at Ireland's Eye
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Society of United Fishermen on parade,  Ireland's Eye

Society of United Fishermen on parade, Ireland's Eye
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Ireland's Eye

Ireland's Eye
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St. George's Anglican Church, Ireland's Eye

St. George's Anglican Church, Ireland's Eye
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Ireland's Eye

Ireland's Eye
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St. George's Anglican Church, Ireland's Eye

St. George's Anglican Church, Ireland's Eye
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