Newmarket, historically known as Aghatrasna (), is a town in the barony of Duhallow,

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. 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. Newmarket Train Station opened in 1889 as the line from Banteer to Newmarket was built at 8 3/4 miles long and had only one station at

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. Due to the unprofitability of the line, it closed in February 1963.

Amenities and community

The local

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church is dedicated to

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and was built in 1840. The

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(Anglican) church is on the town's main street and was built circa 1830. There are several national (primary) schools serving the area, including Newmarket Girls National School and Newmarket Boys School. The nearest secondary schools are in

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and

. Glenlara GAA and

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are the local

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clubs. Newmarket Celtic FC is a local soccer club.

Twin towns

Newmarket is

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with: * Lakeview, Oregon in the

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* Mauron in

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People

* Tony Buckley, Irish international rugby player * Jerry Cronin, former Cork hurler *

Danny Culloty Danny Culloty (born 15 March 1964) is an Irish Gaelic football coach and former player. His league and championship career with the Cork senior team spanned twelve seasons from 1985 to 1996. Born in San Francisco, Culloty played soccer, basketb ...

, former Cork footballer *

John Philpot Curran John Philpot Curran (24 July 1750 – 14 October 1817) was an Irish orator, politician, wit, lawyer and judge, who held the office of Master of the Rolls in Ireland. He was renowned for his representation in 1780 of Father Neale, a Catholic p ...

, 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 Sarah Curran (1782 – 5 May 1808) was the youngest daughter of John Philpot Curran, an Irish barrister celebrated for his defence of United Irishmen, and his wife Sarah Curran (née Creagh). She was the great love of the Irish patriot Rober ...

, 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)

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of Newmarket, James Worth

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