"Newry City" Newry by johnjoe55

Newry Travel Guide: 5 reviews and 62 photos

Iúr Cinn Trá

Hi, I'm John and I live in Newry, Ireland, in Irish Iúr Cinn Trá meaning "The Yew Tree at the Head of the Strand". The Newry area has a history of continuous settlement dating back to 4000BC.
The Town of Newry first started as a small settlement in the year 1144 around the Cistercian monastery which was founded by Maurice MacLoughlin, High King of Ireland. The market town built a port in the year 1742 and had the first canal in the British isles. It has a unique town hall built over the Clanyre River This is because one half is on the the country Down side and the other on the Country Armagh side of the river.
Newry was made a city in 2002

Intro Updated May 13, 2008
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nicolaitan Jul 1, 2008 at 7:02 AM

Daisy Hill looks like a very nice place to visit. Love the totems.
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WStat Jun 28, 2008 at 1:33 PM

Hi John! Thanks for your very interesting tip on the Linen Hall Army Barracks! Looking forward to your next pages, with greetings from Austria, Wiily
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Pawtuxet Jun 2, 2008 at 5:53 PM

fun to get ratings and messages, isn't it?