Newbawn

Newbawn An Bábhun Nua
—  Town  —
Newbawn Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°20′N 6°47′W / 52.34°N 6.78°W / 52.34; -6.78Coordinates: 52°20′N 6°47′W / 52.34°N 6.78°W / 52.34; -6.78
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	Wexford
Population (2006)
- Urban	204
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
- Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Area code(s)	051
Irish Grid Reference

Newbawn (Irish: An Bábhun Nua, meaning "the new enclosure") is a small village located in the southwest of County Wexford, in Ireland. It is located on the R735 regional road about 3 km (~2 miles) south of the N25 national primary road.

Etymology

'Newbawn' in the Irish language is 'Bábhun Nua'. 'Nua' means 'New'. A 'Bábhun' is literally a walled enclosure. Often this is applied to the wall that encloses the yard surrounding a castle, though this may or may not be the meaning here. It can also mean an enclosure for cows.

History

There is a poorly preserved Portal tomb (sometimes called a Dolmen) located at Collopswell, near Newbawn,^[1] which dates from the Neolithic period.

The area was controlled by the Devereux family of Adamstown and Ballymagir^[2] for hundreds of years soon after the arrival of the Normans (1169). They acquired the area from the de Headon family^[3] in the late 13th century. Newbawn was part of the 'Manor of Colpe', which in 1669 was granted to Robert Leigh of Rosegarland.^[4]

After this time, and particularly throughout the 18th century, a family named Sweetman were very prominent in the Newbawn area.

Details

Today, the village contains a shop and post office, a Pub, a Primary School (or National School (N.S.),^[5] a Roman Catholic church and an adjoining cemetery.^[6] The church was built in 1889. The local GAA Club is Adamstown GAA Club.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References & footnotes

1. ^ See: Photo of Newbawn (or Collopswell) Portal Tomb.
2. ^ Ballymagir was at a much later dated renamed 'Richfield'. It is located in southeast Co. Wexford, near the coast.
3. ^ The name is now Hayden.
4. ^ Brooks, Knights' Fees, p. 103 (footnote).
5. ^ Newbawn N.S. Website.
6. ^ Newbawn Parish Church.

Sources

• Brooks, Eric St. John, Knights’ Fees in Counties Wexford, Carlow and Kilkenny (13th-15th century). Dublin: Stationery Office, 1950.