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'''Newtown''' or '''Newtown Cross''' ({{Irish place name|Baile Nua}}) is a village in [[County Laois]], [[Ireland]]. It is within the [[townland]]s of Clonbrock (''Cluain Broc'') and Doonane (''Dúnán).
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'''Newtown''' or '''Newtown Cross''' ({{Irish place name|Baile Nua}}) is a village in [[County Laois]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. It is within the [[townland]]s of Clonbrock (''Cluain Broc'') and Doonane (''Dúnán'').


Newtown lies close to the border between Counties [[County Laois|Laois]] and [[County Kilkenny|Kilkenny]] at the point where the [[R430 road|R430]] [[regional road]] from [[Abbeyleix]] to [[Carlow]] crosses the [[N78 road|N78]] from [[Kilkenny]] to [[Athy]].
Newtown lies close to the border between Counties [[County Laois|Laois]] and [[County Kilkenny|Kilkenny]] at the point where the [[R430 road|R430]] [[Regional road (Ireland)|regional road]] from [[Abbeyleix]] to [[Carlow]] crosses the [[N78 road|N78]] from [[Kilkenny]] to [[Athy]]. The village is 12&nbsp;km west of Carlow town. As of the [[2016 census of Ireland|2016 census]], the village had a population of 269 people.<ref name="cso2016"/>


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The local [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] club, [[Crettyard GAA|Crettyard]], has its grounds and clubhouse at Newtown Cross.
==Sport==
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The local [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] club, [[Crettyard Gaelic Athletic Association|Crettyard]], has its grounds and clubhouse at Newtown Cross.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland|List of towns and villages in Ireland]]
*[[List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland|List of towns and villages in Ireland]]


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Latest revision as of 22:37, 3 December 2023

Newtown
Village
Newtown on the R430
Newtown on the R430
Newtown is located in Ireland
Newtown
Newtown
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°51′44″N 7°06′44″W / 52.86222°N 7.11222°W / 52.86222; -7.11222
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Laois
Population
 (2016)[1]
269

Newtown or Newtown Cross (Irish: Baile Nua) is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It is within the townlands of Clonbrock (Cluain Broc) and Doonane (Dúnán).

Newtown lies close to the border between Counties Laois and Kilkenny at the point where the R430 regional road from Abbeyleix to Carlow crosses the N78 from Kilkenny to Athy. The village is 12 km west of Carlow town. As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 269 people.[1]

The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Crettyard, has its grounds and clubhouse at Newtown Cross.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Newtown". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office Ireland. April 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
Newtown Cross on the N78
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