Morrissey is a ghost town located in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. The town is situated south of Fernie.
It was company town owned by a mining company, but the mine closed in 1909. An Internment camp was set up at rented premises in Morrissey from June 1915 to October 1918.
A mine disaster at nearby Carbonada killed 14 in 1904.Edmonton Bulletin, Nov. 23, 1904"Carbonado BC, 1904. An explosion in the Carbonado Colliery killed 14 people" Public Safety Canada website https://cdd.publicsafety.gc.ca/dtpg-eng.aspx?cultureCode=en-Ca&provinces=2&eventStartDate=%2719040101%27%2c%2719041231%27&normalizedCostYear=1&dynamic=false&eventId=9
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