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Newbawn (Irish: An Bábhun Nua, meaning 'the new enclosure')[2] is a small village located in the southwest of County Wexford, Ireland. It is 11 km (7 mi) south-east of New Ross, and 20 km (12 mi) west of Wexford town, and is on the R735 regional road about 3 km (2 mi) south of the N25 national primary road. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.[2]
Newbawn in the Irish language is Bábhun Nua. Nua means 'new'. A bábhun is literally a walled enclosure. Often this is applied to the wall that encloses the yard surrounding a castle, though this may or may not be the meaning here. It can also mean an enclosure for cows.[2]
There is a poorly preserved Portal tomb (sometimes called a Dolmen) located at Collopswell, near Newbawn,[3] which dates from the Neolithic period.
The area was controlled by the Devereux family of Adamstown and Ballymagir[4] for hundreds of years soon after the arrival of the Normans (1169). They acquired the area from the de Headon family[5] in the late 13th century. Newbawn was part of the 'Manor of Colpe', which in 1669 was granted to Robert Leigh of Rosegarland.[6]
After this time, and particularly throughout the 18th century, a family named Sweetman were very prominent in the Newbawn area.[citation needed]
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Today, the village contains a shop and post office, a pub (Foleys Bar), a primary (national) school,[7] a Roman Catholic church and an adjoining cemetery.[8] The church was built in 1889. The local Gaelic Athletic Association club is Adamstown GAA Club. It also has a community centre.
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