Newmarket, County Cork

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Newmarket
Áth Trasna
Town
Saint Mary's Catholic Church, Newmarket
Saint Mary's Catholic Church, Newmarket
Newmarket is located in Ireland
Newmarket
Newmarket
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°12′54″N 9°00′11″W / 52.215112°N 9.0031°W / 52.215112; -9.0031Coordinates: 52°12′54″N 9°00′11″W / 52.215112°N 9.0031°W / 52.215112; -9.0031
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Cork
Elevation
175 m (574 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
976
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceR314076

Newmarket, historically known as Aghatrasna (Irish: Áth Trasna), is a town in the Barony of Duhallow, County Cork, Ireland. It is situated at the junction of the R576 and R578 regional roads. Newmarket is within the Cork North-West Dáil constituency

History[]

The foundation of the town of Newmarket can be dated to the early 1600s, when King James I granted the lands which had formerly been held by the McAuliffe clan to the Aldworth family, with the right to hold a market there. The Aldworths remained at Newmarket until the 1920s: their family seat was Newmarket Court. The town was beginning to develop by 1620.[citation needed]

Newmarket Train Station opened in 1889 as the line from Banteer to Newmarket was built at 8 3/4 miles long had only one station at Kanturk. Due to the unprofitability of the line it closed in February 1963.[2]

Amenities and community[]

Old Automobile Association sign indicating distance from Newmarket to Boherboy and Freemount

The local Roman Catholic church is dedicated to Saint Mary and was built in 1840.[3] The Church of Ireland (Anglican) church is on the town's main street and was built circa 1830.[4]

There are several national (primary) schools serving the area, including Newmarket Girls National School and Newmarket Boys School.[5][6] The nearest secondary schools are in Boherbue and Kanturk.[7]

Glenlara GAA and Newmarket GAA are the local Gaelic Athletic Association clubs. Newmarket Celtic FC is a local soccer club.[citation needed]

Twin towns[]

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Republic of Ireland

Newmarket is twinned with:

People[]

  • Tony Buckley, Irish international rugby player
  • Jerry Cronin, former Cork hurler
  • Danny Culloty, former Cork footballer
  • John Philpot Curran, the Irish orator and lawyer, was born in 1750 in Newmarket. He is credited as being the originator of the saying "The cost of Liberty is Eternal Vigilance".
  • Sarah Curran, daughter of the above, was the love of Irish rebel leader Robert Emmet. After her death in 1808 she was buried in Newmarket.
  • Seán Moylan, Irish Republican Army Commandant and later Minister for Agriculture, lived in Newmarket
  • Edward Worth, Bishop of Killaloe, was born in Newmarket about 1620, son of the local (and probably the first) Church of Ireland vicar of Newmarket, James Worth

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Census 2016 - Small Area Population Statistics (SAPMAP Area) - Settlements - Newmarket". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office.
  2. ^ "Newmarket Railway".
  3. ^ "Saint Mary's Church, Main Street, Chapel Street, Newmarket, County Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Christ Church, Main Street, Church Street, Newmarket, County Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Newmarket GNS". education.ie. Department of Education. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Newmarket Boys' School". education.ie. Department of Education. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  7. ^ "School Transport". colaistetreasa.com. Coláiste Treasa Kanturk. Retrieved 19 April 2020.

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