Ironville is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island.
Formerly known as Boisdale Barrachois, the community was renamed when a separate post office was setup within the area in 1878, just east of Boisdale, and a new name to distinguish it from Boisdale and Barrachois was needed.
Since iron was discovered here in 1886, the name Ironville was chosen, on August 1, 1907.
[1][2] 46°8′15.86″N 60°27′16.83″W / 46.1377389°N 60.4546750°W / 46.1377389; -60.4546750 (Ironville, Nova Scotia)
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