Newry
Newry saw a number of violent incidents during the conflict known as the Troubles. For more information see The Troubles in Newry, which includes a list of all the fatal incidents that happened in Newry during the Troubles.
See also: The Troubles in Killeen, for information on incidents at the border and customs post at Killeen on the border with the Republic of Ireland and close to Newry. The British Army moved in during the 1950s and have been there ever since. However, in 2003, the hilltop watch towers started being taken down and in 2005 the main base in Bessbrook started to be dismantled.
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People
- John Mitchel, a 19th century Irish patriot who inspired the Young Ireland Movement, is buried in the Old Meeting House cemetery in the town.[5]
- Pat Jennings, a former goalkeeper and most capped player for Northern Ireland, was born in the town.
- Actor John and his actress sister Susan Lynch, were both born in Newry.
- Gaelic footballer, Seán O'Neill, regarded as one of the outstanding forwards in the game, was born in Newry.
- John Dunlop, prominent Presbyterian churchman, was born in Newry in 1939.
- Actor Gerard Murphy [6] was born in Newry, and was a prominent member of the Newpoint Players theatre group.
- Peter McParland, a former soccer player, who scored for Northern Ireland in 1958 FIFA World Cup, was born in Newry.
- Seán Hillen, artist, was born and grew up in Newry, and made a large body of photomontage artworks related to the 'troubles', many of which are based on his own photographs taken in and around Newry. They include a series satirically titled "LondoNewry, a Mythical Town.."
- Charles Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen, (1832–1900), Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, was born in Newry on 10 November 1832.
- Michael Legge - actor, best known for his recurring role in the Channel 4 series Shameless and for his part in the film Angela's Ashes. He was born in Newry and attended St Colman's Abbey Primary School and St Colman's College
- Ronan Rafferty (13 January 1964), golfer, was born in Newry.
- Susan McCann, world-famous Irish Country singer is from Newry and she now has a show on local radio station FiveFM
- BML Hillen Keene, a published author of the book Land in Mist, born in Newry on August 20, 1986.
- Sir William Hill Irvine GCMG (6 July 1858 - 20 August 1943), the 21st Premier of Victoria was born in Newry.
- Thomas Duff, Architect, (1792 - 1848) was born in Newry. Duff is renowned for having designed the Cathedral of St. Patrick and St. Colman in the town.
- John Martin (8 September 1812 – 29 March 1875) an Irish nationalist was born in Newry.
- Willie Maley (25 April 1868–April 2, 1958), the first manager of Celtic was born in Newry.
- Kieran Cunningham - actor who has had small roles on TV shows such as Shameless on Channel 4, Fair City on Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), Shoot To Kill (1990) on BBC, Hollyoaks: Let Loose on E4 (channel) and Thief Takers on ITV.
- Mountaineer Terence 'Banjo' Bannon is from the town. In 2006 Bannon narrowly survived an attempt to climb K2 in which four team members were killed.[7]
- Danny McAlinden - boxer, won the bronze medal for Amateur boxing (Heavyweight) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. He was born in Newry in 1947.
- Matthew Russell, SJ - Irish Jesuit, poet and editor. Russell was born in Newry in 1834. He entered the Jesuit Order and was ordained to the priesthood at age 33. Father Russell established the 'Irish Monthly' in 1873 and served as editor for nearly forty years. He also wrote many volumes of verse, and corresponded with the English Jesuit poet Gerard Manley Hopkins.
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Geography
Newry lies in the most south-eastern part of both Ulster and Northern Ireland. Approximately half of the city lies in County Down and the other half in County Armagh.
The city sits in a valley, nestled between the Mourne Mountains to the east, and the Ring of Gullion to the south-west, both of which are designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Clanrye River runs through the centre of town, parallel to the canal, forming part of the border between County Down and County Armagh. The city also lies at the extreme northernmost end of Carlingford Lough, where the canal enters the sea.
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Sport
- Down Gaelic games county side play their home games at Páirc Esler in the city.
- Newry Bosco GFC
- Newry Shamrocks GAC
- Newry Mitchel's GFC
- Thomas Davis GFC, Corinshego
- Ballyholland GFC
- St. Monnina GFC, Killeavy
- Newry is home to Newry City F.C., who play in the Irish Premier League at their Showgrounds stadium.
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Transport
- The Newry Canal opened in 1742, and was the first major commercial canal in the British Isles. It ran for 18 miles to Lough Neagh. In 1777 Newry was ranked the fourth largest port in Ireland. Some surviving 18th and 19th century warehouses still line the canal, and now many houses, shops and restaurants.
- MacNeill's Egyptian Arch is a railway bridge located near Newry. It was selected for the design of the British One Pound coin to represent Northern Ireland for 2006.
- Newry is served by an Ulsterbus bus station, located in the city centre, that offers local, regional and cross-border services.
- A Northern Ireland Railways station, just off the Camlough road, offers cross border services on the Dublin-Belfast line. Planning permission for the construction of a new station, to the east of the current station, was granted in May 2006.
- Newry is on the main M1/A1 route from Dublin to Belfast. The road is of high-grade dual carriageway/motorway standard on the Southern side, and single carriageway/dual carriageway/motorway on the Northern side. The remainder of the A1 on the Northern side is expected to be upgraded to dual carriageway standard in 2012.
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2001 Census
Although officially a city, Newry is classified as a Large Town by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 18,000 and 75,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 27,433 people living in Newry. Of these:
- 26.2% were aged under 16 years and 16.0% were aged 60 and over
- 48.5% of the population were male and 51.6% were female;
- 89.6% were from a Catholic background and 9.4% were from a Protestant background
- 5.5% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed.[8]
- 96% of people are White European
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Education
- Abbey Christian Brothers Grammar School
- Ballyholland Primary School
- Bunscoil an Iúir
- Cloughoge Primary School
- Killean Primary School
- Newry High School
- Our Lady's Grammar School
- Sacred Heart Grammar School
- St Clare's Convent Primary School
- St Colman's Abbey Primary School
- St Colman's College
- St. John's Primary School
- St Joseph's Boys' High School
- St Joseph's Convent Primary School
- St Mary's High School
- St Patrick's Primary School
- St Ronan's Primary School
- Windsor Hill Primary School
- Newry and Kilkeel Institute
- Mullaglass Primary School
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Churches
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Housing Areas
- Altnaveigh
- Ashton Heights
- Barcroft Park
- Carlingford Park
- Carnagat
- Carnagh Park
- Carrivemaclone
- Courtenay Hill
- Derrybeg
- Drumalane
- Drumgullion
- Dublin Road
- Glen Hill
- High Street
- Hollywood Grove
- Liska Road
- Loanda
- Monk's Hill
- Mourne View Park
- Old Warrenpoint Road
- Parkhead
- Shandon Park
- The Meadow
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References
- ^ NI Planning Service: District Proposal For Newry City
- ^ BBC report
- ^ Halifax House Price Survey
- ^ Down County Museum
- ^ Culture Northern Ireland
- ^ Gerard Murphy on IMDB
- ^ Newry Democrat
- ^ NI Neighbourhood Information Service
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