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Town in County Cork, Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Newmarket, historically known as Aghatrasna (Irish: Áth Trasna),[2] is a town in the barony of Duhallow, County Cork, Ireland. It is situated at the junction of the R576 and R578 regional roads. Newmarket is within the Cork North-West Dáil constituency
The foundation of the town of Newmarket can be dated to the early 1600s, when King James I granted the lands which had formerly been held by the McAuliffe clan to the Aldworth family, with the right to hold a market there. The Aldworths remained at Newmarket until the 1920s: their family seat was Newmarket Court. The town was beginning to develop by 1620.[citation needed]
Newmarket Train Station opened in 1889 as the line from Banteer to Newmarket was built at 8 3/4 miles long and had only one station at Kanturk. Due to the unprofitability of the line, it closed in February 1963.[3] The station in Newmarket is still intact, and is now used as an office building for a local business.[4]
The local Roman Catholic church is dedicated to Saint Mary and was built in 1840.[5] The Church of Ireland (Anglican) church is on the town's main street and was built circa 1830.[6]
There are several national (primary) schools serving the area, including Newmarket Girls National School and Newmarket Boys School.[7][8] The nearest secondary schools are in Boherbue and Kanturk.[9]
Glenlara GAA and Newmarket GAA are the local Gaelic Athletic Association clubs. Newmarket Celtic FC is a local soccer club.[citation needed]
Newmarket is twinned with:
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