Newry

Newry (Irish: An tiur, dt: " the yew " ) is the fourth largest city of Northern Ireland, about 8 kilometers north of the border with the Republic of Ireland. It was founded in 1144 near the Cistercian monastery of Newry Abbey and is one of the oldest towns in Northern Ireland. The eponymous yew, which was allegedly planted by St. Patrick still burned 1162nd

On July 29, 2010, a little piece of history was written when released the Government of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland with the " Newry bypass " the last missing piece of the motorway connection M1 between Dublin and Belfast for traffic in Newry.

Personalities

• William Hare (* 1792 or 1804), serial killers
• George Anthony Walkem (1834-1908), Canadian politician, lawyer and judge; Premier of British Columbia
• Leif Newry Fitzroy Crozier (1846-1901), Canadian officer of the North - West Mounted Police
• H. Newell Martin (1848-1896), British physiologist
• Willie Maley (1868-1958), Scottish football coach at Celtic
• Joseph Barcroft (1872-1947), British physiologist
• Peter McParland ( born 1934 ), Northern Irish footballer
• Pat Jennings ( born 1945 ), Northern Irish footballer
• Rose Marie ( born 1956 ), Northern Irish singer
• John Lynch ( born 1961 ), British actor
• Colin Clarke (born 1962 ), Northern Irish football player and coach
• Ronan Rafferty (born 1964 ), Northern Irish professional golfer
• Susan Lynch (born 1971 ), British actress
• Aislin McGuckin ( born 1974 ), actress
• Tomm Moore ( born 1977 ), film director and animator
• Colin Turkington ( b. 1982 ), British racing driver