Newbliss Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Newbliss
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Coordinates:54.158°N -7.137°W
Blank Name Sec1:Irish Grid Reference
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ulster
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:County Monaghan
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:110
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:327
Population Footnotes:[1]
Image Alt:A picture of the Main Street in Newbliss, featuring the junction between the R183 and R189. Road signs for Monaghan, Three Mile House, and Aghabog are visible along with a stop sign.

Newbliss,[2] historically known as Lisdaragh, is a village and townland in County Monaghan, Ireland. The village is located where the R183 and R189 regional roads intersect.

Transport

Rail services do not serve Newbliss, as Newbliss railway station (which opened in 1855) was closed for passenger traffic on 14 October 1957, and closed altogether on 1 January 1960.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sapmap Area - Settlements - Newbliss . Central Statistics Office . Census 2016 . April 2016 . 19 February 2020 .
  2. Web site: Cúil Darach / Newbliss . Irish Placenames Commission . logainm.ie . 19 February 2020 .
  3. Web site: Newbliss station . Railscot - Irish Railways . 2007-11-19.