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Newtownhamilton is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 648 people. It lies within the Newry and Mourne District Council area. A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ...
County Armagh (Contae Ard Mhacha in Irish) is a county in Ulster, Ireland. ...
Dieu et mon droit (motto) (French for God and my right)2 Northern Irelands location within the UK Languages English (De facto) 3, Irish, Ulster Scots 4 Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Hain MP Area - Total Ranked 4th...
Census 2001 is the name by which the national census conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 is known. ...
Newry and Mourne District Council is a local council in Northern Ireland covering an area including much of the south of County Armagh and the south of County Down and has a population of 87,000. ...
The village lies in the south west of County Armagh, in scenic, hilly country which is locally known as ’The Fews’. Fews is derived from the Irish for woods and there are copses sporadically dotted around the hillsides. The village is built around the narrow Main Street. Newtownhamilton also hosts a weekly cattle market.
Name The Irish language version of the name Newtownhamilton is An Baile Úr, literally translating as 'The New Town' (An=The, Baile=Town, Úr=New). Occasionally, the town is referred to by the full Irish language title, Baile Úr Uí Urmoltaigh (=The New Town of Hamilton). Irish (Gaeilge), a Goidelic language spoken in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Canada, and the United States, is constitutionally recognised as the first official language of the Republic of Ireland. ...
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. Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification - by Kenneth I 843 Area - Total 78...
Events May 13 - Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after having been accused of treason. ...
1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
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. The Troubles is a generic and euphemistic term used to describe a period of sporadic communal violence involving paramilitary organisations, the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), the British Army and others in Northern Ireland from the late 1960s until the mid-1990s with the Good Friday Agreement on April 10, 1998. ...
Education - Newtownhamilton High School
- Newtownhamilton Primary School
- St. Michael's Primary School
- St. Oliver's Primary School
2001 Census Newtownhamilton is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 648 people living in Newtownhamilton. Of these: April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ...
2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
- 25.5% were aged under 16 years and 17.0% were aged 60 and over
- 47.1% of the population were male and 52.9% were female
- 71.8% were from a Catholic background and 28.2% were from a Protestant background
- 7.2% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service Protestantism is one of three primary branches of Christianity. ...
References
External links - Newtownhamilton Barracks attack, 1920
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