Newmarket, County Cork

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Newmarket Áth Trasna Location WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52°12′54″N 9°00′19″W / 52.215112, -9.005317 Irish grid reference R314076 Statistics Province: Munster County: Cork Population (2006) 1,557

This article is about the town in County Cork, Ireland. For other places named Newmarket or New Market, see New Market.

Newmarket (Irish:Áth Trasna) is a town in the Barony of Duhallow, County Cork, Ireland.

Contents 1 Sport 2 People 3 Twinning 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Sport

• Glenlara GAA and Newmarket GAA are the local Gaelic Athletic Association clubs.

[edit] People

• John Philpot Curran, the famous Irish orator and lawyer, was born on July 24, 1750 in Newmarket.
• Sarah Curran, daughter of John Philpot Curran was the love of irish rebel leader Robert Emmet. After her death in 1808 she was buried in the protestant graveyard in Newmarket.
• Ex-Cork footballer Danny Culloty

[edit] Twinning

Newmarket is twinned with the town of Mauron in France.

[edit] See also

• Newmarket GAA
• List of abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland (County Cork)
• List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
• The barony of Duhallow

[edit] External links

• Newmarket GAA Official Website
• Newmarket Boys School