Newmarket, County Cork

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

Sport

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

People

• John Philpot Curran, the famous Irish orator and lawyer, was born on July 24, 1750 in Newmarket. He is credtited as being the originator of the saying "The cost of Liberty is Eternal Vigillence".
• 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
• Ex-Cork Hurler Jerry Cronin
• Irish international rugby player Tony Buckley
• Noted Irish Republican Army Commandant Seán Moylan lived in Newmarket and initially captained the Newmarket company of Oglaigh na hEireann during the Anglo-Irish war

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Newmarket is twinned with:

• Lakeview, Oregon in the United States of America
• Mauron in France

See also

• Newmarket GAA
• List of abbeys and priories in Ireland (County Cork)
• List of towns and villages in Ireland
• The barony of Duhallow
• Mac Amhlaoibh and Mac Amhalghaidh (Irish septs), see Mac Amhlaoibh (sept of Mac Cárthaigh) which was seated at Newmarket.

External links

• Newmarket GAA Official Website
• Newmarket Boys School
• Newmarket, County Cork, Ireland 360 Virtual Tours