▁into ▁an ▁exclus ively ▁Irish ▁enc lave , ▁beginning ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁visitors ▁from ▁Ireland ▁around ▁ 1 7 5 2 , ▁and ▁continu ing ▁with ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁other ▁Irish ▁plan ters ▁through ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 7 , ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁Bay ▁was ▁survey ed ▁by ▁Michael ▁Lane , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁famous ▁Captain ▁James ▁Cook , ▁until ▁Cook ▁was ▁re called ▁to ▁England . ▁Lane ' s ▁map ▁clearly ▁shows ▁that ▁T il ting ▁was ▁a ▁substantial ▁and ▁important ▁fish ing ▁station ▁and ▁settlement ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 7 8 0 s . ▁▁ ▁The ▁orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁" T il ting " ▁are ▁unknown . ▁Since ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁Bay , ▁in ▁which ▁T il ting ▁is ▁situated , ▁was ▁first ▁used ▁by ▁French ▁ship ▁fish erm en , ▁the ▁word ▁" T il ting " ▁may ▁be ▁French ▁in ▁origin . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁case , ▁for ▁example , ▁for ▁nearby ▁Tw illing ate , ▁which ▁was ▁initially ▁named ▁" T ou ling uet " ▁by ▁the ▁French . ▁For ▁a ▁while , ▁colonial ▁officials ▁in ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁mistaken ly ▁referred ▁to ▁T il ting ▁as ▁" T il ton ▁Har bor " ▁in ▁some ▁official ▁documents . ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁it ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁" T il ting ▁Har bour " ▁again . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁sett lers ▁in ▁T il