Parowan Times | 1936-04-03 | Page 8 | Cape Breton Isle Dates Back to the 1500 Period

cape breton isle dates back to the 1500 period the island of cape breton in nova scotia was so named by basque or breton fishermen after a cape of the same name in their own country on maps dating back as far as 1527 says a sydney nova scotia writer it was identified as 0 de breton and later on other maps as terro de breton and cap au ail bretons bretone Bre tons cape breton island Is the oldest french name in american geography basque fishermen settled its shores first but now although there Is a french settlement on the west coast where the old tongue Is still spoken the island Is predominately a highland scotch district thousands of 0 Scotch men havin having come there from the old country during the last two centuries in ancient times it was also known for a time as baccalis Bac calos basque for codfish the alic mac alac indians knew it as meaning home of the true men lien in the days when they ruled the island