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Guysborough County, Nova Scotia has many rural Irish villages.

Erinville ( which means Irishville ), Salmon River, Ogden, Bantry ( named after Bantry Bay, County Cork, Ireland but now abandoned and grown up in trees ) among others, where Irish last names are prevalent and the accent is reminiscent of the Irish as well as the music, traditions, religion ( Roman Catholic ), and the love of Ireland itself.

Some of the Irish counties from which these people arrived were County Kerry ( Dingle Peninsula ), County Cork, and County Roscommon, along with others.