Mayobridge

Mayobridge (from Irish Droichead Mhaigh Eo, meaning 'bridge on the plain of yews') is a village within Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland, lying on the small river Clanrye which divides the townlands of Mayo and Bavan. It is located within the Newry and Mourne District Council area - it had a population of 1,069 people in the 2011 Census.[1] It falls within the parish of Clonallan, and historically within the barony of Upper Iveagh Upper.

Mayobridge
  • Irish: Droichead Mhaigh Eo
Location within County Down
Population1,069 (2011 Census)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWRY
Postcode districtBT34
Dialling code028
PoliceNorthern Ireland
FireNorthern Ireland
AmbulanceNorthern Ireland
UK Parliament
NI Assembly

Demography

Mayobridge is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). It had a usually resident population of 1,069 according to the 2011 census.[2]

Facilities
  • On 15 August 1859 Dr. Leahy, the co-adjutor bishop of the diocese, blessed the foundation stone of a new Catholic church to replace the existing, more primitive Mass House put up in 1806 (parts of which are still visible in the disused Parochial Hall); and a curate was appointed to live in Mayobridge. The new church, dedicated to St. Patrick, was erected on the site of a former Mass Rock. A fine Gothic-style building, reputed to be the largest ‘country' church in the diocese, it could hold up to 600 worshippers in comfort, and commanded a fine view of the surrounding countryside right into County Armagh. It was completed on 12 October 1862, with a dedicatory sermon by the Bishop of Kerry, Dr. David Moriarty.
  • A police barracks was moved in 1854 from the Mayo side of the village to the Bavan side, and returned in 1865.[3]
  • St. Patrick's Primary School is a primary school, located on Chapel Hill.

Notable people
  • Mayobridge band. Considered one of the best parade bands in Ireland. Founded in 1977 by John Lively.
  • Kieran Goss (b. 1962,) contemporary singer, songwriter
  • Tommy Sands (b. 1945,) folk singer, songwriter and radio broadcaster
  • Mickey Linden, Gaelic footballer, winner of All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1991 and 1994
  • Tom O'Hare (b. 1942,) Gaelic footballer, winner of All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1968

Sport

Mayobridge St. Patrick's is the oldest Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Down. The minutes of the Central Council of the GAA record that on April 30, 1888 an application for affiliation was received from St Patrick’s, Mayobridge,Co. Down.The acceptance of the application makes the club the oldest registered GAA Club in the County

Mayobridge won their tenth Down Senior Football Championship (and their fifth consecutive championship) in 2008 - adding to the success of the club, Mayobridge's reserve (seconds) team also won the Down Premier Reserve Football Championship and their minor team won the Down Minor Football Championship in 2008.

Former and current county footballers from Mayobridge and All-Ireland Scór Na nÓg Champions

Achievements: All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1968)

Achievements: All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1991 & 1994) and All Stars Award (1994)

Achievements: All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (1999) and All Stars Award (2010)

  • Ronan Sexton - Current

Achievements: All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (1999)

  • Conor Garvey - Current

Achievements: All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (2005) and Ulster Under-21 Football Championship (2008)

  • Cathal Magee - Current

Achievements: All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (2005,) Dr. McKenna Cup (2008) and Ulster Under-21 Football Championship (2008)

  • Caolan "Gall" Gallagher- Current

Shortest ever Championship Final appearance (2mins 47secs) (2011)

  • Shealan Strain Former/Current (Hard to keep track)

Dropped two balls into the net in Down Championship final 2011

  • Ryan Brady - Current
  • Keith Quinn - Current

All-Ireland Scór Na nÓg Champions

  • Jane Rooney 1999,2001, 2005
  • Gavin Gribben 2016
  • Donna Magee 2003
  • Declan Magee 2003
  • James Gorman 2003
  • Claire Rooney 2007

See also
  • List of villages in Northern Ireland

References
  1. "Census 2011 Population Statistics for Mayobridge Settlement". Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. "Census 2011 Population Statistics for Mayobridge Settlement". Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  3. Royal Irish Constabulary List
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