Newtownhamilton

Newtownhamilton

Coordinates: 54°11′26″N 6°34′35″W / 54.19058°N 6.57644°W / 54.19058; -6.57644

Newtownhamilton
Irish: Baile Úr
Newtownhamilton is located in Northern Ireland
Newtownhamilton

 Newtownhamilton shown within Northern Ireland
Population 648 (2001)
Irish grid reference H930278
District Newry & Mourne
County County Armagh
Country Northern Ireland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NEWRY
Postcode district BT35
Dialling code 028, +44 28
EU Parliament Northern Ireland
UK Parliament Newry & Armagh
NI Assembly Newry & Armagh
List of places: UK • Northern Ireland • Armagh

Newtownhamilton is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Tullyvallan and the barony of Upper Fews. It is part of the Newry and Mourne District Council area. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 648 people.

The village is built around a narrow Main Street and it hosts a weekly cattle market.

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Name

Before the Plantation of Ulster the area of Newtownhamilton was known as Tullyvallan. This is derived either from the Irish Tulaigh Mhalainn, or Tulach Uí Mheallain.

The Irish language version of Newtownhamilton is an Baile Úr, literally translating as "the new town" (An=The, Baile=Town, Úr=New). Occasionally, the town is referred to by the full Irish language title, Baile Úr Uí Urmoltaigh ("the new town of Hamilton"). The local district council is Newry & Mourne District Council who recently have erected town-end welcome signs in Irish and in English. Interestingly the bilingual version of the sign (which reads Fáilte go dtí An Baile Úr / Welcome to Newtownhamilton) has been erected at the town end points on Newry Road and Dundalk Road, both in the perceived nationalist areas of Newtownhamilton, while the other town end sign is in English only and has been erected on Armagh Road, a perceived unionist area of the village. It is not known if this is official council policy.

History

The village takes its name from Alexander Hamilton, a descendant of the John Hamilton from Scotland who founded Hamiltonsbawn in 1619. The parish was created in 1773 out of the neighbouring parish of Creggan. Some local people refer to the town as 'Newtown'.

1920s

In May 1920, Frank Aiken led 200 IRA men in an attack on the Royal Irish Constabulary barracks in Newtownhamilton, forcing the police to surrender and then burning the building and seizing the arms contained within.

The Troubles

For more information see The Troubles in Newtownhamilton, which includes a list of incidents in Newtownhamilton during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities.

Whilst the army presence is being reduced it was announced in 2006 that the local police station would be upgraded to full-time status.[1]

Education

  • Newtownhamilton High School
  • Newtownhamilton Primary School
  • St. Michael's Primary School
  • St. Oliver Plunkett's Primary School (located at Carrickovaddy, about 3 km from Newtownhamilton)

2001 Census

Newtownhamilton is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 648 people living in Newtownhamilton. Of these:

  • 25.5% were aged under 16 years and 17.0% were aged 60 and over
  • 47.1% of the population were male and 52.9% were female
  • 71.8% were from a Catholic background and 28.2% were from a Protestant background
  • 7.2% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed

For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service

See also

References

  1. ^ Bradfield, Phillip. "Orde visit seen as farewell to Army". News Letter. 20 October 2006.

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