Irishtown, Victoria

Irishtown is a locality near Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia.^[3] It is noted for heritage sites associated with the Victorian Gold Rush, near or within the Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park. These include the Red Hill hydraulic gold sluicing site and the Burying Flat Cemetery, also known as Deadmans Gully Burial Ground.^[4]

Irishtown Victoria
Irishtown
Coordinates	37°09′S 144°14′E
Population	15 2016 census
Postcode(s)	3451[1]
Location	114 km (71 mi) NW of Melbourne 13 km (8 mi) S of Castlemaine 51 km (32 mi) S of Bendigo[2]
LGA(s)	Shire of Mount Alexander
Localities around Irishtown: Yapeen Fryerstown Fryerstown Vaughan Irishtown Fryerstown Vaughan Glenluce Glenluce

History

A rush began to New Year's Flat on Fryers Creek on New Year's Day, 1853. The rush was described by a digger as "the most animated sight of those stirring times that I ever witnessed".^[5] The settlement arose nearby, and the Shamrock Hotel, an establishment reportedly frequented by "wild men," was subsequently built on the Vaughan Road.^[6] A Catholic church was consecrated in 1865, the building existing until 1956 when it was demolished.^[6]

References

1. "Postcode Search". Australia Post.
2. "travelmate.com.au". Archived from the original on 24 March 2007.
3. "Irishtown Maps". ccmaps.au. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
4. "Heritage Register". Victoria: Heritage Victoria. Archived from the original on 28 August 2006. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
5. "Beneath our Feet - The Early Years". Department of Primary Industries. Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
6. Brown, G.O. (1985). Reminiscences of Fryerstown.