Newtownshandrum (Irish: Baile Nua Sheandroma)[2] is a small village in County Cork, Ireland located 6.5 kilometres (4 mi) west of Charleville on the R515 road. The name translates from Irish to mean 'new town of the old ridge'. Historic maps from 1829 to 1841 and 1897–1913 identify the village as Newtown. Newtownshandrum is within the Dáil constituency of Cork North-West.
Newtownshandrum
Irish: Baile Nua Sheandroma | |
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Village | |
  Newtownshandrum Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°20′49″N 8°46′05″W / 52.347°N 8.768°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Population | 394 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Education edit
Shandrum National School is a co-educational primary school located in the village. As of 2019, the school had approximately 140 pupils with five mainstream teachers, and two special education teachers.[3]
Sports edit
The local Gaelic Athletic Association team is Newtownshandrum GAA Club.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Newtown". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Baile Nua Sheandroma / Newtownshandrum". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Shandrum National School" (PDF). education.ie. Department of Education. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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