Newcestown
Encyclopedia
Newcestown is a small village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 located 35 km from the city of Cork
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...

 in the western part of County Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...

, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
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.It is a very scenic village to come to with lovely villagers and a state of the art church.The local pub,shop and gaa club are great meeting areas.The local School(Bishop Galvin Central School) is an uponcoming growing school.

Sport

  • Newcestown GAA
    Newcestown GAA
    Newcestown GAA is a Gaelic football and hurling club based in the village of Newcestown in County Cork, Ireland. The club plays in the Carbery division of Cork GAA.-History:Founded in 1959, the club celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2009...

     is the local Gaelic Athletic Association
    Gaelic Athletic Association
    The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...

     club.It was founded in 1959 and celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2009.They are a vibrant club with over 150 members each year.They have a strong underage that will pay off in time to come. They won the Premier Intermediate in 1971,2001 and 2010 in 2001 against Nemo rangers and 2010 against Clyda rovers 10 points to 11 points.They won the Junior A hurling championship in 1972,1980 and 1990.they have won other major championships and major youth cups starting at u12 to u21.Tim Crowley,Kevin Kehily,Sean O Donovan and Pat Kennealy. Red and Yellow are their home colours and black are their Away colours.

have been the major players to burst on to the Cork squad from 1970 to 2000.
Other players have burst on to the Cork scene since 2000

See also

  • List of towns and villages in Ireland
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