1 videodisc (23 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in polychrome digital optical video file DVD video
Target Audience Note:
CHVR: not rated Middle school and up
Other Title:
Ireland's Eye, Newfoundland [DVD]
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Summary: The outport community of Ireland's Eye first cropped up in the late 1500s after England claimed fishing rights to Newfoundland's rugged waters. Its earliest inhabitants were abandoned there, seasonal workers whose unscrupulous captains left them ashore to make room for more fish on the return sailing to England. Despite an uncertain start, the little town survived and thrived through harsh weather and a total absence of amenities, remaining almost unchanged into the 1940s. Like hundreds of other Atlantic outports, however, the community could not survive the political and financial shifts that accompanied entry into Confederation. Declared "uneconomical" by the Canadian government, Ireland's Eye was all but emptied during the 1960s as part of the Fisheries Household Resettlement program From coast to coast, Canada's Ghost Towns are a record of pioneer triumph and pain recorded in rotting wood frames, overgrown gardens and forgotten towns. This series reunites one-time residents with the towns they once called home to bring out the human stories that lie hidden beneath the peeling paint Executive producer, Kirk Shaw ; history consultant, Ron Brown ; editor, Neil Thompson ; music composition, Mike Thomas ; original series concept, Maryvonne Micale Narrator, George Connell DVD Closed-captioned
