Newtownshandrum | |
Native Name Lang: | ga |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Munster |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | County Cork |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population: | 394 |
Utc Offset1: | +0 |
Timezone1 Dst: | IST (WEST) |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -1 |
Coordinates: | 52.347°N -8.768°W |
Newtownshandrum [2] is a small village in County Cork, Ireland located 6.5km (04miles) 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.
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]
The local Gaelic Athletic Association team is Newtownshandrum GAA Club.