Ireland's Eye was a small settlement on an island of the same name off the northeast corner of Random Island in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is accessible only by boat.
Ireland's Eye was occupied as early as 1675. 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.Library and Archives Canada, "Post Offices and Postmasters" The population was 157 in 1911, 92 in 1956, and 16 by 1966. The community was resettled on October 12, 1965.
Ireland's Eye shared the island with several other resettled communities, including Ivanhoe and Black Duck Cove.
See also Ivanhoe, Newfoundland and Labrador Black Duck Cove, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador Resettlement (Newfoundland) List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
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