Baileys Brook is a rural community located south of the Ponds. The area was once referred to as Upper Bailey’s Brook named after John Baillie, a disbanded soldier from the 82nd Regiment, who settled at the mouth of Bailey’s Brook about 1788. The area was so named before 1809 and at the time the spelling was “Ballies Brook.” The spelling for the name of the community actually changed a few times over the years (Baillie Brook, Bailey Brook, Bailey’s Brook and now Baileys Brook).
Lismore is a rural coastal community located between the Ponds and Knoydart along NS Highway 245 (Sunrise Trail). The Gaelic name for the community is Lios Mòr, meaning the ‘Great Garden’ and was named after its similarity to Lismore, Scotland. The area was once referred to as Lower Bailey’s Brook named after John John Baillie, a disbanded soldier from the 82nd Regiment, who settled al the mouth of the Bailey’s Brook (which empties into Lismore Harbour). in 1788 Lismore was a settlement of Highland Catholics from Scotland, starting with John Baillie, Duncan Chisholm, Alexander Chisholm and John Gault, all whom received land grants in 1792.
Ponds is a rural community located west of Lismore. The name was prompted by natural features. John Smith settled here about 1791.
The first part of the name “Ard” is suggestive of Aird, a town in the Isle of Skye (Scotland), as some of the first settlers in this area came from there. The second part “Ness” refers to a point of land running into the sea, however, Ardness is actually somewhat inland (although it does have a good view looking out into the Northumberland Strait.
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In this 1878 Pictou County map, you can see that the county was once divided into 3 regions: Pictou (western portion), Egerton (central region), and Maxwelton (eastern portion).
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