Mayobridge

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Mayobridge
Irish: Droichead Mhaigh Eo
Population	4,037 (2011 Census)
Irish grid reference	J154275
District	Newry and Mourne
County	County Down
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWRY
Postcode district	BT34
Dialling code	028
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
EU Parliament	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	South Down
NI Assembly	South Down
List of places UK Northern Ireland Down

Mayobridge (from Irish Droichead Mhaigh Eo, meaning "bridge on the plain of yews") is an area within Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is located within the Newry and Mourne District Council area - it had a population of 4,037 people in the 2011 Census.

People

Kieran Goss (b. 1962,) contemporary singer, songwriter
Tommy Sands (b. 1945,) folk singer, songwriter and radio broadcaster
Mickey Linden, Gaelic footballer, winner of All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1991 and 1994
Tom O'Hare (b. 1942,) Gaelic footballer, winner of All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1968

Sport

St. Patrick's Gaelic Athletic Club, Mayobridge is the oldest Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Down.

Mayobridge won their tenth Down Senior Football Championship (and their fifth consecutive championship) in 2008 - adding to the success of the club, Mayobridge's reserve (seconds) team also won the Down Premier Reserve Football Championship and their minor team won the Down Minor Football Championship in 2008, completing an amazing treble.

Mayobridge's under-16 team also won the Down Under-16 Football League and the Championship in 2006. Other underage teams (under-8 and under-10 teams) have gone unbeaten in 2006, creating a bright future for the club.

Former and current county footballers from Mayobridge

Tom O'Hare - Former

Achievements: All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1968)

Mickey Linden - Former

Achievements: All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1991 & 1994) and All Stars Award (1994)

Brendan Coulter - Current

Achievements: All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (1999) and All Stars Award (2010)

Ronan Sexton - Current

Achievements: All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (1999)

Conor Garvey - Current

Achievements: All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (2005) and Ulster Under-21 Football Championship (2008)

Cathal Magee - Current

Achievements: All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (2005,) Dr. McKenna Cup (2008) and Ulster Under-21 Football Championship (2008)

Ryan Brady - Current

Keith Quinn - Current

Education

St. Patrick's Primary School is a primary school, located on Chapel Hill.

Demographics

Mayobridge is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service. The Mayobridge ward (which includes a surrounding rural area) had an estimated population of 3,989 in 2010; 1,098 of these were under 16 and 424 over 65 years of age.^[1]

References

↑ See Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service