Judique () is an unincorporated place within the
Municipality of the County of Inverness
The Municipality of the County of Inverness is a county municipality on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. It provides local government to about 17,000 residents of the historical county of the same name, except for the incorporated town ...
on
Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island (, formerly '; or '; ) is a rugged and irregularly shaped island on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.
The island accounts for 18.7% of Nova Scotia's total area. Although ...
,
Nova Scotia
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, Canada. It is the site of the Celtic Music Interpretive Centre and a stop on the scenic
Ceilidh Trail.
The origin of the name, pronounced , is uncertain though considered likely to be of
Acadian French
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Phonology
Since there was relatively little linguistic contact with F ...
origin.
Judique presents itself as a collection of buildings with
Highway 19 as its main street.
It is on the western coast of Cape Breton Island, on the edge of
St. George's Bay in the
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
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.
Judique is the site of the Judique Historical Society Building a Maritime
Vernacular
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styled house, notable as the last remaining Port Hood company house.
Notable residents
*
Buddy MacMaster (1924–2014), important figure in
Cape Breton fiddling.
References
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Canadian Gaelic
Unincorporated communities in Nova Scotia
Populated places in the Municipality of the County of Inverness, Nova Scotia