Newtownhamilton

"Tullyvallen" redirects here. For the football club, see Tullyvallen F.C..
Newtownhamilton
Irish: An Baile Úr
Newtownhamilton
 Newtownhamilton shown within Northern Ireland
Population 2,836 (2011)
Irish grid referenceH930278
DistrictNewry & Mourne
CountyCounty Armagh
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town NEWRY
Postcode district BT35
Dialling code 028, +44 28
EU Parliament Northern Ireland
UK ParliamentNewry & Armagh
NI AssemblyNewry & Armagh
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Armagh

Coordinates: 54°11′26″N 6°34′35″W / 54.19058°N 6.57644°W / 54.19058; -6.57644

Newtownhamilton (Irish: An Baile Úr), sometimes referred to as Newtown, is a small village and civil parish in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies in Tullyvallan townland. The civil parish is within the historic barony of Fews Upper.[1] In the 2011 Census it had 2,836 inhabitants.

The village is built around two narrow main streets (Armagh Street and Dundalk Street) and a town square (The Square). Other places include Newry Street, Castleblaney Street (known locally as 'Blaney Hill'), Shambles Lane (known locally as the 'back street') and The Commons. Residential areas are Dungormley Estate, Meadowvale and the Nine Mile Road.

Name

Before the Plantation of Ulster the area of Newtownhamilton was known as Tullyvallan. This is derived from the Irish language, either Tulaigh Mhalainn or Tulach Uí Mhealláin.

The modern Irish name of Newtownhamilton is An Baile Úr, literally translating as "the new town"; a rarely used alternative is Baile Úr Uí Urmoltaigh ("the new town of Hamilton"). The local authority, Newry and Mourne District Council, has erected bilingual welcome signs (reading Fáilte go dtí An Baile Úr / Welcome to Newtownhamilton) at the town end points on Newry Road and Dundalk Road, both in the perceived nationalist areas of Newtownhamilton, while a sign in English only was erected on Armagh Road, a perceived unionist area of the village. It is not known if this reflects official council policy.

History

The village takes its name from Alexander Hamilton, a descendant of the John Hamilton from Scotland who founded Hamiltonsbawn in 1619. The parish was created in 1773 out of the neighbouring parish of Creggan.

1920s

In May 1920, Frank Aiken led 200 IRA men in an unsuccessful attack on the Royal Irish Constabulary barracks in Newtownhamilton.

The Troubles

For more information see The Troubles in Newtownhamilton, which includes a list of incidents in Newtownhamilton during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities.

While the British Army had a major presence in the village during the conflict, this was scaled down and eventually removed entirely following the Good Friday Agreement. In 2006 it was announced that the local police station would be upgraded to full-time status.[2]

Education

Demography

2011 Census

Newtownhamilton is classified as a small town. On Census Day[3] (27 March 2011), in Newtownhamilton Ward, there were 2,836 people living in 956 households, giving an average household size of 2.97.

Of the population aged 3 years old and over:

2001 Census

On Census day 29 April 2001, there were 648 people living in Newtownhamilton. Of these:

For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service

Civil parish of Newtownhamilton

The civil parish contains the village of Newtownhamilton.[1]

Townlands

The civil parish contains the following townlands:[1]

  • Altnamackan
  • Ballynarea
  • Camly (Ball)
  • Camly (Macullagh)
  • Carrickacullion
  • Carrickrovaddy (also known as Dorsy (Macdonald))
  • Dorsy (Hearty)
  • Dorsy (Macdonald) (also known as Carrickrovaddy)
  • Dorsy (Mullaghglass)
  • Drumaltnamuck
  • Kiltybane (also known as Lisleitrim)
  • Lisleitrim (also known as Kiltybane)
  • Mullaghduff
  • Roxborough
  • Skerriff (Tichburn)
  • Skerriff (Trueman)
  • Tullyogallaghan
  • Tullyvallan
  • Tullyvallan (Hamilton) East
  • Tullyvallan (Hamilton) West
  • Tullyvallan (Macullagh)
  • Tullyvallan (Tipping) East
  • Tullyvallan (Tipping) West
  • Ummerinvore

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Newtownhamilton". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  2. Bradfield, Phillip. "Orde visit seen as farewell to Army". News Letter. 20 October 2006.
  3. "NISRA".

Sources

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