Judique (Scottish Gaelic: Siùdaig Mhór)[1] is an unincorporated place within the Municipality of the County of Inverness on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, 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 /dʒuːˈdɪk/, is uncertain though considered likely to be of Acadian French origin.[2]

Judique presents itself as a collection of buildings with Highway 19 as its main street.[3] It is on the western coast of Cape Breton Island, on the edge of St. George's Bay in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.

Judique is the site of the Judique Historical Society Building a Maritime Vernacular styled house, notable as the last remaining Port Hood company house.[4]

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ See Scottish Gaelic placenames in Canada
  2. ^ McNabb, Debra. "Judique". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Judique". Fodor's Travel. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ^ Judique Historical Society Building. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Buddy MacMaster, renowned Cape Breton fiddler, dead at 89". CBC News. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
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