Newmills
Newmills is a small village in east County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, 3 miles (5 km) from Dungannon and 2 miles (3 km) from Coalisland. Newmills gets its name from a corn mill and kilns that formerly stood in the area. Local amenities include a primary school, a local shop and a number of churches. It currently has a population of approximately 400 people. The River Torrent flows through the village.[1]
Places of interest
- Annaginny Fisheries is a stocked and managed fishery.[1]
- Roughan Castle was built in 1618 by Sir Andrew Stewart.[1]
- Newmills Presbyterian Church.
Politics
- Newmills is in the Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council area at the geographic centre of the Torrent ward.[1]
Sport
- Association Football is most popular local sport, and a number of teams from Newmills enter local leagues in the South Tyrone area.[1]
People
- Robert Morrow, received the Victoria Cross for bravery on 12 April 1915 near Messines, Belgium during World War I. He was killed in action on 26 April 1915.
- Lydia Mary Foster, novelist, writer and poet, was the daughter of Rev. James Foster, the Presbyterian Minister of Newmills from 1850 to 1890.[1]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Newmills, County Tyrone.
- ^ a b c d e f "Newmills Potted History". Culture Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 11 January 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2007.
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