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Newport (, formerly ) is a town in
County Tipperary County Tipperary ( ga, Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after th ...
in
Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
. It is in the
barony Barony may refer to: * Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron * Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron * Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...
of
Owney and Arra Owney and Arra (Irish: ''Uaithne agus Ara'') is a barony in County Tipperary, Ireland. This geographical unit of land is one of 12 baronies in County Tipperary. Its chief town is Newport. The barony lies between Ormond Lower to the north (whos ...
. At the 2016 Census the population was 1,995.


Location

It is located approximately 8 km from
Birdhill Birdhill ()Placenames Database of Ireland
(see archival records) is a village in
Limerick Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...
. The Newport River, a tributary of the Mulcair (or Mulkear) River and it flows through the middle of the town where it is joined by the Cully River. Newport is nestled in the foothills of Silvermine mountain range. The highest of these mountains is
Keeper Hill Keeper Hill or Slievekimalta ()Slievekimalta or Keeper Hill
Lough Derg and the villages of
Murroe Murroe (), officially spelled Moroe, is a village in County Limerick, Ireland. Environs Murroe is located in the north-eastern part of County Limerick, approximately 15 km from Limerick City and close to the County Tipperary border. ...
, Killaloe and Ballina.


History

The original settlement in Newport dates back centuries before the Norman invasions. After the
Cromwellian conquest of Ireland The Cromwellian conquest of Ireland or Cromwellian war in Ireland (1649–1653) was the re-conquest of Ireland by the forces of the English Parliament, led by Oliver Cromwell, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Cromwell invaded Ireland wi ...
, Richard Warren Waller acquired Cully Castle sometime in the 1650s. He was the son of Edward Waller and Margaret Glascoke. He was granted of land in the vicinity. After the war, the castle was in ruins and was rebuilt as Castle Waller. A
townland A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic orig ...
still bears that name. He died in 1676. Vice-Admiral
Robert Otway Admiral Sir Robert Waller Otway, 1st Baronet, GCB (26 April 1770 – 12 May 1846) was a senior Royal Navy officer of the early nineteenth century who served extensively as a sea captain during the Napoleonic War and later supported the Brazilia ...
and
Sir Arthur Otway, 3rd Baronet Sir Arthur John Otway, 3rd Baronet PC (8 August 1822 – 8 June 1912) was a British barrister and Liberal politician as well as a champion of administrative reform regarding India. Background, education and early life Otway was born in Edinbu ...
along with the other
Waller baronets There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Waller, one in the Baronetage of Ireland and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2019. The Waller Baronetcy, of Newport in the County o ...
are direct descendants. During this time the settlement was changed from the Irish name Tulach Sheasta to the English Newport. The town contains an old courthouse and a jail called the Bridewell, built in 1862–63 on land owned by Sir Edward Waller. The Courthouse was used for the trial of minor offences; on occasion it was used for preliminary hearings for more serious crimes, before they were referred to a higher circuit court. The building contains eight cells, two day rooms and two limestone staircases. It remains today on Jail street and now houses the Peter Dee Academy of Music. During the Irish War of Independence, Newport was the scene of various incidents, including the shaving of a woman's head for keeping company of policemen and the burning down of several business premises (Cullen's Shop and Daly's Public House) and houses (Clareview former Charter School). The RIC barracks moved from centre of the village to Clareview. On 15 May 1921, the Newport brigade planned an attack on District Inspector Harold Biggs. He was ambushed at Coolboreen returning from dinner at the Barrington family shooting lodge, Glenculloo Lodge, on the river in the foothills of Keeper Hill. He was shot and killed in the ambush together with Winifred Barrington, daughter of Sir Charles Barrington of what was then Glenstal Castle and now Glenstal Abbey. Among the members of the raiding party was Patrick Ryan (after whom the Newport GAA pitch is named). Also killed during the revolutionary period were Sgt John Walsh of the RIC and Patrick Gilligan, a former soldier, shot on 22 May 1922. This was after the treaty had been signed.


Education

There are two primary schools (Convent of Mercy Primary School and the Boys' National School) in the town, and two secondary level schools (St Mary's Secondary School and St Joseph's College). In 2018, St Mary's was ranked 148 out of 500 schools in the Irish Times poll of top secondary schools.


Transport

Newport is served by
Bus Éireann Bus Éireann (; "Irish Bus") is a state-owned bus and coach operator providing services throughout Ireland, with the exception of Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area, where bus services are provided by sister company Dublin Bus. It is a subsidia ...
who run a service three times a day to and from
Limerick Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...
City. On Fridays Bus Éireann operates a bus from Newport to
Nenagh Nenagh (, ; or simply ''An tAonach'') meaning “The Fair of Ormond” or simply "The Fair", is the county town and second largest town in County Tipperary in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Nenagh used to be a market town, and the site of the ...
via
Silvermines Silvermines, historically known as Bellagowan (), is a village in County Tipperary in Ireland. It lies immediately north of the Silvermine mountain range and takes its name from the extensive mines of lead, zinc, copper, baryte and silver nearb ...
. The nearest railway station
Birdhill railway station Birdhill railway station serves the town of Birdhill in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The station opened on 23 July 1860 as an extension from Castleconnell by the Limerick and Castleconnell Railway. The line was extended to K ...
is 8.5 km away in the neighbouring village of
Birdhill Birdhill ()Placenames Database of Ireland
(see archival records) is a village in
M7 lies 12 km to the west.


Amenities


Churches

There were two churches in the town. The (Church of Ireland) Church of St. John's, built in 1766, had been the major church in Newport until the building of a 'Mass house' was completed by the end of the 18th century after the relaxing of the penal laws. The Catholic church also called St John's was located on Chapel Lane and built circa 1796. The last service in the Anglican (Church of Ireland) church also called St John's was held in 1964 and the church was later demolished. The church graveyard remains. It is located on Church Road. Today, there is only a Catholic church in the town, the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer. It was constructed in 1933 and is located on Church Street. It is part of the
parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...
of ''Newport, Birdhill and Toor'' which is in the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly The Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly ( ga, Ard-Deoise Chaisil agus Imligh) is an ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church ( particularly the Roman Catholic or Latin Church) located in mid-western Ireland and the metropolis ...
.


Services

There is a Garda station and an unmanned fire station (which has a pager notice system) in the town. Newport also has a post office, the Mulcair Credit Union, a butcher, restaurants and fast food outlets, a veterinary clinic, music academy, and mechanic and motor parts shop.


Recreation

Three kilometres from the town there is the beauty spot called
Clare Glens The Clare Glens are a wooded area with a path up the red sandstone gorge separated by the banks of the Clare river, which separates Counties Tipperary and Limerick, Ireland. It is located approximately 4 km from Newport, County Tipperary, ...
. It is a wooded area along the banks of the
Clare River Clare may refer to: Places Antarctica * Clare Range, a mountain range in Victoria Land Australia * Clare, South Australia, a town in the Clare Valley * Clare Valley, South Australia Canada * Clare (electoral district), an electoral district * Cl ...
.


Sport


Association football

Founded in 1970, Newport Town AFC has gone from humble beginnings to a modern club with top-class playing facilities and in the current 2016/17 season have a playing membership in excess of 300 and 26 teams. The club fields teams from U.6 to Junior with participation in three leagues, LDSL for schoolboy teams, NTSFL for schoolgirl teams and the LDMC for youth and junior teams. Derryleigh Park, the home of Newport Town AFC, is located just outside the town of Newport and has two sand-based playing pitches, a 60- by 40-metre floodlit astro-turf pitch and a new modern clubhouse with four changing rooms will be ready for the start of the 2017/18 season. In the 2016/17 season the club won one league title (U13) and two cups (U12 & U13). The soccer pitch was located in "Freigh", but the new pitch is located in Derryleigh. They have an astro-turf pitch also.


GAA

Newport GAA Newport GAA is a Tipperary GAA club which is located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Both hurling and Gaelic football are played in the "North Tipperary" divisional competitions. The club is centred on the town of Newport. Lacken Park Named a ...
sports facilities are based at Páirc Chuimhneacháin Pádraig Uí Riain locally known as Lacken Park. It features a full-size field with floodlights with a small stand, a Juvenile field with lights and a small training field. There is also a clubs room. It is named after Patrick Ryan.


Other sports

Other sports clubs in the area include Mulcair Golf Society, Newport Athletic Club, and Newport Taekwondo Club.


References


External links


Newport Town Official Website
{{Authority control Towns and villages in County Tipperary Owney and Arra