Ireland's Eye, Newfoundland and Labrador

Not to be confused with Ireland's Eye.

Ireland's Eye was a small settlement on an island of the same name^[1] off the northeast corner of Random Island in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.^[2] It is accessible only by boat.

Ireland's Eye

Location of Ireland's Eye in Newfoundland

Ireland's Eye was occupied as early as 1675.^[1] A way office was established in 1886. The first waymaster was Thomas Cooper. The schooner Annie E. Conrad ran aground here on 16 July 1929. There was a post office between 1941 and 1965.^[3] The population was 157 in 1911, 92 in 1956, and 16 by 1966.^[1] 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