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  Newry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Newry (Irish: Iúr Chinn Trá or An tIúr, ie the yew tree) is the fourth largest city in Northern Ireland, and ninth in all-Ireland.
The headquarters of Newry and Mourne District Council are in Newry.
Newry city is classified as a Large Town by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 18,000 and 75,000 people).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Newry   (1428 words)

  
 Abbeys
Newry was founded in 1153 by Maurice MacLoughlin, king of Ireland, and was colonised by monks from Mellifont.
In 1215-16 the abbot was threatened with deposition for not attending the Cistercian General Chapter and in 1227 the abbot was deposed for participating in the ‘conspiracy of Mellifont’.
In 1536 abbot John of Newry conducted a visitation of Holycross Abbey and was extremely critical of what he found.
cistercians.shef.ac.uk /abbeys/newry.php   (412 words)

  
 Newry Parish, Counties Down & Armagh, Ireland, ©Jane Lyons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Newry flour-mills, worked by water, consume 900 tons of wheat annually, and there are several others in the immediate neighbourhood, the produce of which is mostly shipped to Liverpool.
The communication is carried on from the Newry water by an artificial cut by Acton, Scarva, Tanderagee, and Gilford to Portadown, where it is connected with the river Bann, whence it proceeds in the bed of that river to the lake.
In the Roman Catholic arrangements the parish is the head of the Diocese of Dromore being the bishop's parish or mensal and is co-extensive with that of the Established Church, containing three chapels, two in the town and one at Shinn, 4 miles distant, which are attended by the same number of curates.
www.from-ireland.net /lewis/arm/newry.htm   (3203 words)

  
 Newry travel guide - Wikitravel
Newry is a city in County Down, in Northern Ireland.
Newry is the major population centre in the south of Northern Ireland, and is near to the border with the Republic of Ireland.
Newry also has a number of public parks and is surrounded by beautiful towns, the majestic Mourne Mountains and spectacular countryside.
wikitravel.org /en/Newry   (639 words)

  
 Historic Newry Mill
Newry has been off the beaten path ever since its founding in 1893 and even today the little town remains lost, not only in time but in an unusual convergence of both natural and man-made geography.
Newry remains alone and nearly unchanged; few structures have been added since its beginning and only a few lost.
All around Newry 'Modernity' continues to march over the land with all its trappings of shopping centers, traffic, sub-divisions and noise that are sweeping away the existence and memory of old buildings and places.
www.newrymillsc.org   (400 words)

  
 Newry
Newry became an important centre in the area under the rule of DeCourcy, the Anglo Norman subjugators of Ulaidh.
Newry is one of the country's foremost shopping destinations with an array of traditional independent traders and multi-national retailers, which combine to provide great shopping opportunities.
Newry Town Trail takes you through the towns many attractions and is a useful way of absorbing Newry's interesting and varied architecture.
www.discovernorthernireland.com /product.aspx?ProductID=4581   (655 words)

  
 News from Newry Cricket Club - www.newrycricketclub.co.uk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Newry were poised like a coiled spring, moving in unison with each and every ball and snapping at every opportunity to put the pressure on.
Newry and Mourne took to the field feeling disappointed not to have set a target of over one hundred and fifty, after being ninety-five for one.
Last Saturday Newry and Mourne Cricket Club began their 2002 season with a friendly match against Larne C.C. It was an opportunity for Newrys new coach and vice captain Michael Waterman to lead the side on his return to his old club.
www.gpf.co.uk /sport/cricket/news.asp   (1919 words)

  
 Newry Online - Our Services
The kitten was put into a traffic cone by a group of youths who then repeatedly threw the cone against a wall, inflicting serious head and facial injuries to the cat.
Two weeks ago a kitten was brought in to the surgery with its tail badly injured by a firework, and recently we treated a dog that was also hurt after a firework was attached to it.
Alan Ward, USPCA County Welfare Officer for Down, said attacks on animals in the Newry area was on the increase.
www.newryonline.com /newsmaster/viewdetails.asp?newsID=73   (295 words)

  
 Maine Local Government - Town of Newry - Main Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Newry, a town in Oxford County, incorporated on June 15, 1805 from Bostwick Plantation.
Settled in 1781, Newry, on Maine Route 26, is the Maine gateway to the hiking trails, including the Appalachian Trail, of Grafton Township.
The Step Falls Preserve, on Route 26, was the first preserve of the Maine Chapter of the Nature Conservancy; with 24 acres of cascades and pools which drop 200 feet in a quarter-mile.
www.maine.gov /local/oxford/newry   (128 words)

  
 Newry Golf Inn - Wedding Functions, Restaurant, Conferencing & Golfing, Newry, Northern Ireland - Co Armagh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Newry Golf Inn is beautifully placed just outside the city of Newry in Northern Ireland and set near the world famous Slieve Gullion mountain.
The Golf Inn, Newry offers the very best in restaurant, bar, banqueting and business conferencing facilities, catering for small parties to large banquets, formal buffets, wedding functions and receptions, no matter what size.
We are located just outside Newry on the main Belfast - Dublin motorway/dual carriageway within close proximity to Newry and Dundalk town centres and nestled between the picturesque Slieve Gullion and Cooley/ Mourne mountains, an area of outstanding natural beauty.
www.newrygolfinn.com   (302 words)

  
 IWAI - Waterway Heritage - Newry Canal - Brian Cassells
The Newry Canal is the oldest summit canal in all of Britain and Ireland.
Interesting to note one of the boats had an echo sounder on board to record depth and the average depth on this part of the canal was still 5 feet.
The stretch through Newry town served the warehouses until 1956 and the ship canal continued to trade until 1974 when the port of Warrenpoint was established.
heritage.iwai.ie /waterways/newry_canal1.shtml   (1608 words)

  
 The Showground - Newry Town FC
Newry came from behind at The Showgrounds tonight in the CIS Cup clash with Glenavon.
Newry lost this week one nil to Glenavon and during the week drew one all with Portadown in the Cup.They have the prospect of meeting either Omagh or Distillery in the quarter finals of the Irish Cup on 10th March.
Newry are losing their away matches in addition to losing all three of their home matches this season.
members.tripod.com /ntfc/news.htm   (7568 words)

  
 Newry Maine Rock Quarry, Maine Tourmaline
Newry has always been an exquisite blending of history, beauty, and enchantment.
From anywhere on the Newry Spur, so called by geologists far and near, one begins to feel that something more, something venerable, lies beyond...and beneath.
We all join in the hope that the panoramic kaleidoscope of natural beauty that exists at the Newry Quarries is rivaled only by the colors of the tourmaline that lies like an ancient treasure beneath the earth.
newryquarriesptq.com   (253 words)

  
 Newry — Infoplease.com
19,246), Newry and Mourne dist., SE Northern Ireland, on the Clanrye River and the Newry Canal.
Newry is a seaport with linen mills, tobacco and food processing, and varied manufactures.
Newry is the seat of the Roman Catholic bishop of Dromore and contains St. Patrick's parish church (1578), the first Protestant church built in Ireland.
www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0835471.html   (292 words)

  
 Newry City F.C. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Newry City is a Northern Irish football club playing in the Irish Premier League.
In this first ever season in European competition, Newry Town (as they were then known) were drawn against the Croatia side Hrvatski Dragovoljac.
Again, Newry were drawn away in the first leg, coming away with a respectable 2-0 defeat to the German professionals.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Newry_City_F.C.   (362 words)

  
 newry city centre management partnership
Newry is centrally located between the three main airports.
Newry is an easily accessible City whatever your mode of transport.
welcome to newry city, whether you are looking for shopping, entertainment, places to eat or simply an escape from everyday life, newry has it all.
www.newry.com /transport/index.htm   (292 words)

  
 Newry
I spent nearly five years in Newry and can honestly say that the memories of the people I worked with in those years are clearer and more vivid than most later work placements.
After a dance in the Newry Orange Hall he followed a local girl, Pearl Gamble, stabbed and strangled her with his tie, and dragged her body over three fields.
I had been in Newry for eighteen months when in the summer of 1959 the IRA planted a bomb in the entry beside the office and wrecked it.
www.btinternet.com /~pdevlinz/Newry.htm   (2761 words)

  
 Newry and Mourne - Economic Development
The local Newry and Mourne District Council has established in 2000 a Socio-Economic Forum comprising all the socio-economic organisations in the Newry and Mourne area.
Newry and Mourne Socio-Economic Forum has evolved from the former Economic Forum, as a means of developing partnership within Newry and Mourne District and establishing external linkages with comparable organisations elsewhere.
The workshops provided an opportunity to discuss and explain these requirements and their practical implications for Newry and Mourne as well as providing participants with an overview of future EU funding for Northern Ireland.
www.newryandmourne.gov.uk /economic_development/regeneration/nm_economic_forum.asp   (368 words)

  
 Newry City FC - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
They feel it is imperative that such an organisation is formed before the new season gets under way and have already met and discussed their proposals with us.
Newry will open their 06-7 league campaign with a visit to Dungannon.
Newry ended the season with a creditable sixth place finish after a decent run of form towards the end of the campaign.
www.newrytown.co.uk   (128 words)

  
 Cistercian Chapel Discovered 2005 by Artist. Newry mourne Abbey Ruins,Mistaken For Castle
Newry needs to hide them, if they are seen to exist, they get prosecuted i hope, and no Castle funds.
A pile of bones representing the 33 besopiled graves in Newry Medieval Chapel at Lidls gate way, it has been admitted recently these bodies were found in this piled up fashion.
Newry and Mourne stated earlier they were found in christian laid out fashion, why the lies?is this Arthur Bagenals work, he
www.newryabbey.com /index.html   (212 words)

  
 Newry and Mourne - Search Results - MSN Encarta
The district council of Newry and Mourne was created in October 1973, when the six historic...
Newry and Mourne district has the town of Newry as its administrative centre.
An old frontier town, it has a small port that connects to the sea at...
uk.encarta.msn.com /Newry_and_Mourne.html   (107 words)

  
 Newry Corp. Staff - Innovation and Strategy Consultants
Mark McClusky, Newry’s President, has extensive experience in strategy formulation, particularly for high-tech companies.
Bedrossian holds a BA in economics from Case Western Reserve University, is fluent in Japanese, and has studied at Waseda University in Tokyo, Fukuyama University in Hiroshima, and Ewha University in Seoul, Korea.
Deb Bromley, a research associate with Newry since 1997, provides market research, analysis, and findings across a broad spectrum of topics in support of client engagements, such as competitor positioning, new product offerings and applications, and emerging industry dynamics/trends.
www.newrycorp.com /staff.htm   (471 words)

  
 Newry Branch of the IWAI
On March 11th 2005, a "Newry Branch" of the IWAI was formed.
Listen here to a full half hour radio programme from BC "Your Place and Mine" of a journey along the canal from Portadown to Newry and features the IWAI president Brian Cassels and the local chairman Sean Patterson as well as many other contributors.
An article related to the Newry navigation can be found on the here.
newry.iwai.ie   (196 words)

  
 newry city centre management partnership
Newry City Centre Management Partnership has been in operation since September 1998, its primary aim being to address the commercial, social, environmental and management aspects of what it takes to make Newry City successful.
It has made significant progress in bridging the gap between the public, private and voluntary sectors, by working with, and understanding the priorities of all those with an interest in the City centre.
The future evolution of City Centre Management in Newry is vital for the creation of a sustainable future for our City centre and of more effective true public, private and community partnerships to support a wide range of urban initiatives.
www.newry.com /aboutus   (260 words)

  
 Newry News
Police officers, emergency responders and Oxford County dispatchers were busy late Wednesday night handling three separate accidents: one in Mexico, one in Peru and one in Canton.
Rescue crews are in the Oxford County town of Newry, searching for two hikers officials said are lost on Old Speck Mountain.
In Newry Maine, 27 couples competed in the "7th Annual North American Wife Carrying" Championship...
www.topix.net /city/newry-me   (642 words)

  
 www.newryreporter.com and The Newry Reporter, Newry's Online Newspaper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Newry’s potential to become one of Europe’s fastest growing cities was reflected this week by a visit of international specialists from the urban development world.
On May 22 this year Newry woman Veronica McSloy headed off along with a neighbour to take part in her first ever Slimming World class.
Newry woman Anne Rooney, Senior Manager at FPM Chartered Accountants, has been short-listed for the prestigious Accountancy Age UK Accounting Technician of the Year Award and will next month attend a glittering awards ceremony in London.
www.newryreporter.co.uk   (165 words)

  
 NEWRY MINERAL PARK
The 100-acre parcel proposed for the park has been sold by the owner, and then quickly re-sold as part of a much larger tract of land.
The Newry fundraising committee is looking into the possibilty of acquiring an alternative collecting site of good quality.
Any such use of existing funds would be announced on this website and subject to individual approval by those who already donated to the project.
www.amfed.org /sfms/newry.html   (147 words)

  
 Newry Democrat: Cyclists return from English marathon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
A GROUP of visually impaired cyclists from Newry have just returned home from England, where they took part in the Bold Tulip Tandem Marathon for Blind and Visually Impaired People.
The Newry and Mourne Watch Club, a walking and tandem cycling club for visually impaired people, travelled to Spalding, Lincolnshire on Thursday to participate in the 26-mile tandem time trial.
Danny McSherry, Vision Outreach Worker and club founder, said the Newry competitors performed fantastically in the gruelling race.
www.newrydemocrat.com /news/story.asp?j=4351   (243 words)

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