Mayobridge

Mayobridge
Irish: *Droichead Mhaigh Eo*
Mayobridge Irish: Droichead Mhaigh Eo;
	Location within County Down
Population	1,069 (2011 Census)
District	Newry and Mourne;
County	County Down;
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWRY
Postcode district	BT34
Dialling code	028
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	South Down;
NI Assembly	South Down;
	List of places UK Northern Ireland Down 54°10′52″N 6°13′44″W / 54.1810°N 6.2289°W

Mayobridge (from Irish Droichead Mhaigh Eo '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.

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

Tom O'Hare - Former

Achievements: All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1968)

Mickey Linden - Former

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

Brendan Coulter - Current

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)

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

References

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

[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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