Newmarket, County Cork
| Newmarket Irish: Áth Trasna | |
| County Cork | |
|---|---|
 Saint Mary's Catholic Church, Newmarket | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | R314076 |
| Location: | 52°12’54"N, 9°0’11"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 976 (2016) |
| Local Government | |
| Dáil constituency: |
Cork North-West |
Newmarket, historically known as Aghatrasna (from the Irish Áth Trasna), is a town in the Barony of Duhallow, County Cork. It is at the junction of the R576 and R578 regional roads.
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, along with the right to hold a market there. The Aldworths remained at Newmarket until the 1920s, with their family seat at Newmarket Court. The town was beginning to develop by 1620.
Newmarket Train Station opened in 1889 as the line from Banteer to Newmarket was built at 8¾ miles long had only one station at Kanturk. Due to the unprofitability of the line it closed in February 1963.[1]
About the village
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The local Roman Catholic church is dedicated to Saint Mary and was built in 1840.[2]
The Church of Ireland church is on the town's main street and was built around 1830.[3]
There are several primary schools serving the area, but the nearest secondary schools are in Boherbue and Kanturk.
Sport
- Football: Newmarket Celtic FC
- Gaelic sports:
- Glenlara GAA
- Newmarket GAA
Outside links
References
- ↑ "Newmarket Railway". http://www.athtrasna.com/2012/06/newmarket-railway/.
- ↑ "Saint Mary's Church, Main Street, Chapel Street, Newmarket, County Cork". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/20819008/saint-marys-church-main-street-chapel-street-newmarket-newmarket-co-cork.
- ↑ "Christ Church, Main Street, Church Street, Newmarket, County Cork". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/20819002/christ-church-main-street-church-street-newmarket-newmarket-co-cork.