Brierly Brook (Scottish Gaelic: Allt a' Bhrierlidh) is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County.[1] It is named after John Brierly (Briley, Brearly), an early settler, and former soldier who arrived in the area with Lt. Colonel Timothy Hierlihy.[2]
Brierly Brook in Nova Scotia
References
edit- ^ "Brierly Brook". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 84. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
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