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Located 12.27 km NNW of Alma: Alma Parish, Albert County: settled in 1816: PO 1857-1892: in 1866 New Ireland was a farming community with 68 families: in 1871 it had a population of 150: in 1898 New Ireland had 1 post office, 1 church and a population of 100: included the community of New Ireland Road: PO 1864-1903: in 1866 New Ireland Road was a farming settlement with approximately 25 families: in 1871 it had a population of 150: in 1898 New Ireland Road had 1 post office and a population of 30: included the community of Kerry which was named for County Kerry in Ireland: PO 1876-1931: in 1898 Kerry was a farming settlement with 1 post office, 1 church and a population of 75: New Ireland was abandoned about 1920: now within Fundy National Park.

Latitude : 45° 42'

Longitude : 65° 1'

County : Albert

Parish : Alma

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Other communities within the vicinity of KilometersMiles

Community	Distance (Kilometers)	Bearing
Ross Corner	3.71	0° N
Galway	3.71	0° N
Teahans Corner	3.89	90° E

Community

Distance (Kilometers)

Bearing

Ross Corner

3.71

0° N

Galway

3.71

0° N

Teahans Corner

3.89

90° E

* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.