Ensiklopedia Dunia

Technopedia Center

Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
S1 Informatics S1 Information Systems S1 Information Technology S1 Computer Engineering S1 Electrical Engineering S1 Civil Engineering

faculty of Economics and Business
S1 Management S1 Accountancy

Faculty of Letters and Educational Sciences
S1 English literature S1 English language education S1 Mathematics education S1 Sports Education

Newtowncashel - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 53°35′13″N 7°56′17″W / 53.587°N 7.938°W

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Newtowncashel Baile Nua an Chaisil
Village
Newtowncashel Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°35′13″N 7°56′17″W / 53.587°N 7.938°W / 53.587; -7.938
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Longford
Irish grid reference	N041599

Newtowncashel (Irish: Baile Nua an Chaisil, meaning 'new town of the fort')^[1] is a village located near Lough Ree in County Longford, Ireland. Newtowncashel won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1980.^[2]

History

Name

Situated on the north-eastern shore of Lough Ree on the River Shannon, Newtowncashel was previously known as Cor na Dumhca in Irish - an ancient name meaning the 'Round Hill of the Cauldron'.^[3]

Built heritage

There are a number of ringfort sites close to the village, including several in the townlands of Cornadowagh, Ballyrevagh and Cross.^[4]

Five castles are recorded in the area, including Elfeet, Caltramore, Corool, Portanure and the castle of Baile Nui (Newtown).^[5] The ruins of Elfeet Castle can still be seen.^[6] George Calvert, the owner of a 15th-century tower house in the area, was involved in the colonisation of the Province of Maryland in America.^{[citation needed]}

Religious sites

Two historic religious sites in the Newtowncashel area are Inis Clothrann (or Quakers Island) where St Diarmuid founded an abbey in 540 AD, and Saints' Island where St Kevin founded a monastery in 544 AD. The ruins of the old parish church, St Catherine's, are on the side of Cashel Hill overlooking Lough Ree.^[3]

During the period of the Penal Laws, when Catholic observances were outlawed, people in the parish of Cashel assembled for worship at mass rocks close to Lady Well (in Derrydarragh townland) and at Derryhaun.^[3]

The current Roman Catholic church was built in 1833 in a Gothic revival style.^[7]

Amenities

Culnagore Wood (Wood of the Oak) covers an area of 90 acres along the edge of Lough Ree. Also nearby is Carrowmore Wood, a forest of pine and spruce on a hill within the parish. A short distance from the village is Lough Slawn, which is surrounded by meadows and bog lands.^[3] Cashel Commons ('The Ranch') is a 200 acre commonage which has several walking routes.^[6]

Barley Harbour is a cut-limestone harbour located outside the village on the lakeshore.^[8] Four groups of islands are in the parish of Cashel: the Black Islands; Clawinch, Priests' Island and Inis Clothrann. On Saints' Island are the ruins of an Augustinian monastery where a canon Augustine McGradion (Uighistin Mag Ráidhin) compiled the Annals of [All] Saints (Annales Prioratus Insulae Omnium SS) in the 15th century.^[9] This island can now be accessed via a causeway.^[5]

References

^ "Baile Nua an Chaisil / Newtown Cashel". Logainm.ie. Placenames Commission. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
^ "The Tidy Towns of Ireland "Celebrating 50 years"" (PDF). Tidytowns.ie. p. 82. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Parish History". Newtowncashel.ie. Archived from the original on 25 October 2013.
^ "Record of Monuments and Places as established under Section 12 of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994 - County Longford" (PDF). archaeology.ie. National Monuments and Historic Properties Service. 1996. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Towns & Villages - Newtowncashel". Longfordtourism.ie. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Community - Towns & Villages - Newtowncashel". Longford County Council. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
^ "The Blessed Virgin Roman Catholic Church, Newtown-Cashel, Longford". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
^ "Attractions - Barley Harbour". Longfordtourism.ie. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
^ "Annals of [all] Saints' Island on Lough Ree". Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle. Retrieved 8 October 2017.

v t e Places in County Longford
County town: Longford
Towns	Ballymahon Edgeworthstown Granard Longford
Villages and Townlands	Abbeylara Abbeyshrule Ardagh Aughnacliffe Ballinamuck Brickeens Cloondara Colehill Drumlish Forgney Keenagh Kilcommock Killashee Killoe Lanesborough Legan Lisryan Moydow Mullinalaghta Newtowncashel Newtown Forbes Taghshinny
List of townlands of County Longford Category:Mountains and hills of County Longford Category:Rivers of County Longford Category:Geography of County Longford

v t e Tidy Towns (Ireland) winners
1950s	1958: Glenties 1959: Glenties
1960s	1960: Glenties 1961: Rathvilly 1962: Glenties 1963: Rathvilly 1964: Virginia 1965: Virginia 1966: Ballyjamesduff 1967: Ballyjamesduff 1968: Rathvilly 1969: Tyrrellspass
1970s	1970: Malin 1971: Ballyconnell 1972: Trim 1973: Kiltegan 1974: Ballyconnell & Trim 1975: Kilsheelan 1976: Adare 1977: Multyfarnham 1978: Glaslough 1979: Kilsheelan
1980s	1980: Newtowncashel 1981: Mountshannon 1982: Dunmanway 1983: Terryglass 1984: Trim 1985: Kilkenny 1986: Kinsale 1987: Sneem 1988: Carlingford 1989: Ardagh
1990s	1990: Malahide 1991: Malin 1992: Ardmore 1993: Keadue 1994: Galbally 1995: Glenties 1996: Ardagh 1997: Terryglass 1998: Ardagh 1999: Clonakilty
2000s	2000: Kenmare 2001: Westport 2002: Castletown 2003: Keadue 2004: Lismore 2005: Ennis 2006: Westport 2007: Aughrim 2008: Westport 2009: Emly
2010s	2010: Tallanstown 2011: Killarney 2012: Abbeyshrule 2013: Moynalty 2014: Kilkenny 2015: Letterkenny 2016: Skerries 2017: Birdhill 2018: Listowel 2019: Glaslough
2020s	2020: Cancelled 2021: Ennis 2022: Trim 2023: Abbeyleix

Categories:

Hidden categories: