Newbawn
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| Newbawn Bán Nua |
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| Province: | Leinster | |
| County: | Wexford | |
| Dialling code: | 051 | |
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| Population (2006) | 204 [1] | |
Newbawn (Irish: Bán Nua) is a small village located in the southwest of County Wexford, in the Republic of Ireland. It is located about 3 km (~2 miles) south of the N25 road.
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[edit] Etymology
'Newbawn' in the Irish language is 'Bán Nua'. 'Nua' means 'New'. A 'Bán' is literally a walled enclosure. Often this is applied to the wall that encloses the yard surrounding a castle, though this not may or may not be the meaning here. It can also mean an enclosure for cows.
[edit] History
There is a poorly preserved Portal tomb (sometimes called a Dolmen) located at Collopswell, near Newbawn, [2] which dates from the Neolithic period.
The area was controlled by the Devereux family of Adamstown and Ballymagir [3] for hundreds of years soon after the arrival of the Normans (1169). They acquired the area from the de Headon family [4] in the late 13th century. Newbawn was part of the 'Manor of Colpe', which in 1669 was granted to Robert Leigh of Rosegarland. [5]
After this time, and particularly throughout the 18th century, a family named Sweetman were very prominent in the Newbawn area.
[edit] Details
Today, the village contains two shops, a Pub, a Primary School,[6], a R.C. church and an adjoining cemetery. [7] The church was built in 1889. The local GAA Club is Adamstown GAA Club.
[edit] References & footnotes
- ^ Irish Census of Population 2006 (PDF file - 4.22 MB).
- ^ See: Photo of Newbawn (or Collopswell) Portal Tomb.
- ^ Ballymagir was at a much later dated renamed 'Richfield'. It is located in southeast Co. Wexford, near the coast.
- ^ The name is now Hayden.
- ^ Brooks, Knights' Fees, p. 103 (footnote).
- ^ or National School (N.S.). See: Newbawn N.S. Website.
- ^ Newbawn Parish Church.
[edit] Sources
- Brooks, Eric St. John, Knights’ Fees in Counties Wexford, Carlow and Kilkenny (13th-15th century). Dublin: Stationery Office, 1950.
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