Newtownshandrum Explained

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.

Education

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

The local Gaelic Athletic Association team is Newtownshandrum GAA Club.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sapmap Area - Settlements - Newtown . Central Statistics Office . Census 2016 . April 2016 . 4 July 2021 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Database of Ireland. logainm.ie . Baile Nua Sheandroma / Newtownshandrum . 19 April 2020 .
  3. Web site: Shandrum National School. Department of Education . education.ie . 3 December 2019 . 19 April 2020 .