Newtown, County Tipperary
Village in Munster, Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Newtown (Irish: An Baile Nua)[2] is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located on the R494 regional road 7 km (4.3 mi) west of Nenagh. As of the 2016 census, the population was 309.[1] It is in the barony of Owney and Arra.[3] It is also part of the parish of Youghalarra in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe.[4]
Newtown's climate is Oceanic (Cfb). The village lies in the base of the Arra Mountains. The Newtown River rises near Tountinna and flows past the town and into Youghal Bay. The town is split between Pallas Beg and Monroe townlands. There are three housing estates in Newtown and the Arra Rovers FC is based here. There are two pubs and a post office.
- Newtown Watermill is a watermill around 320m away from the main road.
- Church of the Holy Spirit is Newtown's main church with large stained glass windows.
- Youghal Quay is a small harbour to dock boats in Youghal.
- St Conlons Well is a holy well in Youghal near a small pond.[citation needed]
- Burgess GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.
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