New Ireland Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
province of Papua New Guinea
About New Ireland
New Ireland province is to the northeast of Papua New Guinea. It is made up of a long, narrow main island, also called New Ireland, as well as many smaller islands. Total land area is around 9600 km². The spread into thePacificof human beings was through New Ireland and then down to theSolomon Islands. Lapita pottery has been found in a number of sites in New Ireland. The first European explorers to arrive were Dutch, in 1616. These were followed by Abel Tasman in 1643, on his way home from discoveringTasmania. From the late 1700s the passage between New Ireland andNew Britainwas commonly used by vessels sailing fromSydneyto England. The first missionaries arrived in 1875 and, at about the same time, came traders looking to capture the locals to work on plantations in Queensland and Fiji.
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