Mayobridge

Mayobridge (from Irish: Droichead Mhaigh Eo meaning "bridge on the plain of yews") is an area within Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is located within the Newry and Mourne District Council area. It had a population of 842 people in the 2001 Census.

People

• Contemporary singer-songwriter, Kieran Goss (b.1962), was born and raised in Mayobridge.
• Mickey Linden, Gaelic footballer, winner in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1991 and 1994, is from Mayobridge.
• Gaelic footballer, Tom O'Hare (b.1942), is from Mayobridge and won an All Ireland winners medal in 1968.
• Tommy Sands (b.1945), folk singer, song writer and radio broadcaster, is from Mayobridge.

Sport

St Patricks Gaelic Athletic Club, Mayobridge is the oldest Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Down. The senior team are currently County Champions having defeated Loughinisland in the final, making their 2008 win five in a row with the club now having won eight of the last ten county finals. Adding to the success of the senior team, the seconds also won the Down premier reserve championship and the minors won the Down minor championship in 2008 completing an amazing treble. The club's under 16 team won the league and championship double in 2006. Other underage teams (U-8 and U-10) have gone unbeaten in 2006^{[citation needed]} leaving a bright future for the club. Tom O'Hare was known as the defender of the decade in the sixties while Mickey Linden was footballer of the year in 1994. Benny Coulter added to the clubs illustrious history being capped by Ireland in the compromise rules on many occasions.

Education

• St. Patrick's Primary School which is located on Chapel Hill. (CHC)

Demographics

Mayobridge is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service

References

• Culture Northern Ireland

See also

• List of villages in Northern Ireland

Coordinates: 54°10′N 6°14′W / 54.167°N 6.233°W / 54.167; -6.233