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Tignish is a fishing community located in western Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is located approximately NW of the city of Summerside, and NW of Charlottetown.〔(Government–sponsored `MapGuide` map of PEI ). Retrieved on 28 March 2007.〕 With a town population of approximately 780, plus around 4,000 in surrounding localities, Tignish is considered by the government to be a "village", which is one level higher than a locality, one level lower than a town, and two levels lower than a city. Tignish was founded in the late 1790s by nine francophone Acadian families, with further immigrants (mostly Irish) arriving in the 19th century and settling mostly in the nearby smaller locality of Anglo–Tignish (meaning "''English Tignish''"). Many of Tignish residents today are either of Acadian or Irish heritage. One of the community's most popular and defining structures is the local Catholic church, ''St. Simon & St. Jude Catholic Church'', which was among the first major structures built in Tignish, constructed between 1857 and 1860. ==Community== Fishing is one of the most important aspects of daily life and employment in Tignish, with many local families depending on this industry for income. There are currently three functioning harbors located in the Tignish area: the Tignish harbor, the Skinner's Pond harbor, and the Seacow Pond harbor. Tignish was once the northwest corner of the Prince Edward Island railway before it was abandoned in 1988. Among the businesses in Tignish include the Tignish Heritage Inn, which was a convent from 1867 through 1991, Eugene's General store, Judy's Take-out, Shirley's restaurant, Tignish Co-op grocery store, hardware store, and gas station, Tignish Cultural Center, Cousin's Diner, Pizza Shack, Perry's Construction, Danny's Gym and much more. Citizens of Tignish celebrated the bicentennial of Tignish in 1999. Among local festivities were Acadian music, local parties, carnivals, and the creation of a local music CD rich with the voices of Tignish residents. In addition, each summer there is a bluegrass festival that is held in Tignish. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tignish, Prince Edward Island」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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