Newmills is a small village in east County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, three miles from Dungannon and two miles from Coalisland. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Dungannon ( is a Town in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. It is the third largest town in the County (next to Omagh and Strabane Coalisland ( Oileán a'Ghuail in Irish) is a small Town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, with a population of 5917 people 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. River Torrent is a River in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland which enters the River Blackwater approximately 4km (2 [1]
The most prominent feature of the village is the war memorial in the centre of the village. The village pub, the VC Inn, is named after Robert Morrow's Victoria Cross. Robert Morrow VC ( 7 September 1891 - 26 April 1915) was born in Newmills, Dungannon, County Tyrone See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since Newmills also has a primary school consisting of approximately 60 students and 4 teachers. It also has 2 churches, Wright's Tyre Garage, a children's nursery school and a football pitch.
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Places of interest
- Annaginny Fisheries is a stocked and managed put and take rainbow trout fishery consisting of four lakes, two for fly-fishing only and two for spinning and worm fishing. The rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a species of Salmonid native to tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America [1]
- Roughan Castle and Roughan Lough are situated a mile outside Newmills on the road to Stewartstown. Roughan Castle is a castle a mile outside Newmills, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, on the Dungannon to Stewartstown road Stewartstown ( Irish: An Chraobh, the branch/the tree) is a small Village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, close The castle was built in 1618 by Sir Andrew Stewart and was once the refuge of Phelim O’Neill, leader of the Irish Rebellion of 1641 in Ulster. Sir Felim O'Neill of Kinard (died August 1653 better known as Phelim O'Neill was an Irish nobleman who led the Irish Rebellion of 1641 in Ulster The Irish Rebellion of 1641 began as an attempted Coup d'état by Irish Catholic gentry but developed into inter communal violence between native Ulster ( Ulaidh ˈkwɪɟɪ ˈʌlˠu / ˈʌlˠi is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in addition to Connacht, Munster and Leinster He was captured there in 1653 and taken to Dublin, where he was hanged for treason. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. The small square castle is three storeys high with a central tower. Roughan Lough contains a Crannog and is currently the home of the Mid-Ulster Waterskiing club. For Canada's organic brewery see Crannóg Ales A crannóg is an artificial island usually originally built in lakes rivers and estuarine waters and most often [1]
Politics
- Newmills is in the Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council area at the geographic centre of the Torrent ward. Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council ( Irish: Comhairle Baile Dhún Geanainn agus Thír Eoghain Theas, Ulster Scots: Rathgannon Sooth Owenslann [1]
Sport
- 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. Robert Morrow VC ( 7 September 1891 - 26 April 1915) was born in Newmills, Dungannon, County Tyrone See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Messines may refer to the village of Mesen in Belgium, where the Battle of Messines was fought during World War I, The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All He was killed in action on 26 April 1915. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
- Lydia Mary Foster, novelist, writer and poet, was the daughter of Rev. James Foster, the Presbyterian Minister of Newmills from 1850 to 1890. Presbyterianism is a family of Christian denominations within the Reformed branch of Protestant Western Christianity [1]
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