Newbawn
Irish: An Bábhun Nua | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 52°20′N 6°47′W / 52.34°N 6.78°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | Wexford |
Population | 177 |
Time zone | UTC+0 ( WET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-1 ( IST ( WEST)) |
Area code | 051 |
Newbawn ( Irish: An Bábhun Nua, meaning "the new enclosure") [2] is a small village located in the southwest of County Wexford, in Ireland. It is 11 km south-east of New Ross, and 20 km west of Wexford town, and is on the R735 regional road about 3 km (~2 miles) south of the N25 national primary road.
Newbawn in the Irish language is Bábhun Nua. Nua means 'new'. A bábhun is literally a walled enclosure. Often this is applied to the wall that encloses the yard surrounding a castle, though this may or may not be the meaning here. It can also mean an enclosure for cows. [2]
There is a poorly preserved Portal tomb (sometimes called a Dolmen) located at Collopswell, near Newbawn, [3] which dates from the Neolithic period.
The area was controlled by the Devereux family of Adamstown and Ballymagir [4] for hundreds of years soon after the arrival of the Normans (1169). They acquired the area from the de Headon family [5] in the late 13th century. Newbawn was part of the 'Manor of Colpe', which in 1669 was granted to Robert Leigh of Rosegarland. [6]
After this time, and particularly throughout the 18th century, a family named Sweetman were very prominent in the Newbawn area.[ citation needed]
Today, the village contains a shop and post office, a pub (Foleys Bar), a primary (national) school, [7] a Roman Catholic church and an adjoining cemetery. [8] The church was built in 1889. The local Gaelic Athletic Association club is Adamstown GAA Club. It also has a community centre.
Newbawn
Irish: An Bábhun Nua | |
---|---|
Village | |
Coordinates: 52°20′N 6°47′W / 52.34°N 6.78°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | Wexford |
Population | 177 |
Time zone | UTC+0 ( WET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-1 ( IST ( WEST)) |
Area code | 051 |
Newbawn ( Irish: An Bábhun Nua, meaning "the new enclosure") [2] is a small village located in the southwest of County Wexford, in Ireland. It is 11 km south-east of New Ross, and 20 km west of Wexford town, and is on the R735 regional road about 3 km (~2 miles) south of the N25 national primary road.
Newbawn in the Irish language is Bábhun Nua. Nua means 'new'. A bábhun is literally a walled enclosure. Often this is applied to the wall that encloses the yard surrounding a castle, though this may or may not be the meaning here. It can also mean an enclosure for cows. [2]
There is a poorly preserved Portal tomb (sometimes called a Dolmen) located at Collopswell, near Newbawn, [3] which dates from the Neolithic period.
The area was controlled by the Devereux family of Adamstown and Ballymagir [4] for hundreds of years soon after the arrival of the Normans (1169). They acquired the area from the de Headon family [5] in the late 13th century. Newbawn was part of the 'Manor of Colpe', which in 1669 was granted to Robert Leigh of Rosegarland. [6]
After this time, and particularly throughout the 18th century, a family named Sweetman were very prominent in the Newbawn area.[ citation needed]
Today, the village contains a shop and post office, a pub (Foleys Bar), a primary (national) school, [7] a Roman Catholic church and an adjoining cemetery. [8] The church was built in 1889. The local Gaelic Athletic Association club is Adamstown GAA Club. It also has a community centre.