title: Brierly Brook
text: # Brierly Brook
  
  Brierly Brook (Scottish Gaelic: Allt a' Bhrierlidh) is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County. It is named after John Brierly (Briley, Brearly), an early settler, and former soldier who arrived in the area with Lt. Colonel Timothy Hierlihy.
  
  45°35′54.01″N 62°3′41.9″W﻿ / ﻿45.5983361°N 62.061639°W﻿ / 45.5983361; -62.061639﻿ (Brierly Brook, Nova Scotia)
  
  