Port Kirwan

Port Kirwin That Place Around The Corner
Fishing Town
Port Kirwin Location of Port Kirwan in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 46°58′09″N 52°54′40″W / 46.96917°N 52.91111°W / 46.96917; -52.91111
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Settled	mid 18th century
Incorporated	960
Government
• Tribe Leader	Eugene Brothers
Time zone	Newfoundland Time (UTC-3:42)
• Summer (DST)	Newfoundland Daylight (UTC-2:24)
Area code(s)	709

Port Kirwan is a small incorporated native community located on the southern shore of the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada. The community so named after everyone's Mother Mary Bernard Kirwan, foundress of Presentation Sisters of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1853. The community is located on the area known as The Irish Loop. The Irish Loop comprises many unique and culturally rich communities that show vast dialect, culture, and the way of life of their ancestors from Ireland showed them.

History

Incorporated in 1965 as Port Kirwan, from the early 18th century to 1960 the community was originally known as Admiral’s Cove, named after English fishing admirals who used to dock in the harbour. Adjacent to Fermeuse harbour, Portuguese fishermen used the harbour in the 16th century. English year round settlers began arriving in the mid 18th century. Later, in the early 19th century many Irish settlers arrived in the area. Early Surnames include Walsh, Aylwards, Trainors, O'Neills and O'Flahertys. The first Postmistress was Mrs. Helen Brothers. The community is also the site of a cookhouse dated back to the early 17th century. Located within the community is the Mike Shallow Community Centre, named after a famous boxer.

The community is located on the area known as The Irish Loop. The Irish Loop comprises many unique and culturally rich communities that show vast dialect, culture, and the way of life of their ancestors from Ireland showed them.

It is The Birthplace of Richard Brothers who was a well known early believer and teacher of Anglo-Israelism. He was born there on December 25, 1757 and Died in London, England on January 25, 1824.

Towns and communities nearby

• Riverhead
• Fermeuse
• Kingmans Cove
• Renews

See also

• List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
• List of people of Newfoundland and Labrador
• Avalon Peninsula

External links

• The Irish Loop
• Newfoundland Heritage Site

Coordinates: 46°58′09″N 52°54′40″W / 46.96917°N 52.91111°W / 46.96917; -52.91111

Division 1, Newfoundland and Labrador (Avalon Peninsula)
Cities	Mount Pearl St. John's
Towns	Admirals Beach Aquaforte Arnold's Cove Avondale Bauline Bay Bulls Bay de Verde Bay Roberts Bishop's Cove Branch Brigus Bryant's Cove Cape Broyle Carbonear Chance Cove Chapel Arm Clarke's Beach Colinet Colliers Come By Chance Conception Bay South Conception Harbour Cupids Fermeuse Ferryland Flatrock Fox Harbour Gaskiers–Point La Haye Grey River Hant's Harbour Harbour Grace Harbour Main–Chapel's Cove–Lakeview Heart's Content Heart's Delight–Islington Heart's Desire Holyrood Logy Bay–Middle Cove–Outer Cove Long Harbour–Mount Arlington Heights Mount Carmel–Mitchells Brook–St. Catherines New Perlican Norman's Cove–Long Cove North River Old Perlican Paradise Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove Placentia Point Lance Port Kirwan Portugal Cove–St. Philip's Portugal Cove South Pouch Cove Renews–Cappahayden Riverhead St. Bride's St. Joseph's St. Mary's St. Shott's St. Vincent's–St. Stephen's–Peter's River Salmon Cove Small Point–Adam's Cove–Blackhead–Broad Cove South River Southern Harbour Spaniard's Bay Sunnyside Torbay Trepassey Upper Island Cove Victoria Wabana Whitbourne Whiteway Winterton Witless Bay
Unorganized subdivisions	Subdivision 1A Subdivision 1B Subdivision 1C Subdivision 1D Subdivision 1E Subdivision 1F Subdivision 1G Subdivision 1H Subdivision 1I Subdivision 1J Subdivision 1K Subdivision 1L Subdivision 1M Subdivision 1N Subdivision 1O Subdivision 1R Subdivision 1U Subdivision 1V Subdivision 1W Subdivision 1X Subdivision 1Y
Unincorporated communities	Admiral's Cove Arnold's Cove Station Baccalieu Island Bareneed Bellevue Black Duck Pond Blow Me Down Bradley's Cove Bristol's Hope Burnt Cove Burnt Point Caplin Cove Cuslett Daniel's Cove Dildo The Dock Fair Haven Flatrock Goobies Gooseberry Cove Gould's Road Grates Cove Great Barasway Green's Harbour Gull Island Hibb's Cove Hopeall Iona Job's Cove Kingston Lance Cove Little Barasway Lower Island Cove Low Point Mahers Marysvale New Chelsea–New Melbourne–Brownsdale–Sibley's Cove–Lead Cove New Harbour Northern Bay Ochre Pit Cove Patrick's Cove–Angels Cove Perry's Cove Point Verde Port de Grave Rantem Red Head Cove St. Michaels Ship Harbour Thornlea Trinny Cove Turks Cove Western Bay
See also: Municipalities of St. John's Metropolitan Area Census divisions of Newfoundland and Labrador