Newmills
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Newmills is a small village
in east County Tyrone
, Northern Ireland
, three miles from Dungannon
and two miles 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.
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
. Newmills also has a primary school consisting of approximately 60 students and 3 teachers. It also has 2 churches, Wright's Tyre Garage, a children's playgroup, with three staff and 24 children and a football pitch.
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...
in east County Tyrone
County Tyrone
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
, three miles from Dungannon
Dungannon
Dungannon is a medium-sized town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the third-largest town in the county and a population of 11,139 people was recorded in the 2001 Census. In August 2006, Dungannon won Ulster In Bloom's Best Kept Town Award for the fifth time...
and two miles from Coalisland
Coalisland
Coalisland is a small town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, with a population of 4,917 people . As its name suggests, it was formerly a centre for coal mining.-History:...
. 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
River Torrent
River Torrent is a river in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland which enters the River Blackwater approximately 4km from Maghery ferry. It was a great source of industrial waterpower. The river flows through the small village of Newmills in East Tyrone, situated three miles north of Dungannon...
flows through the village.
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
Robert Morrow
Robert Morrow VC was born in Newmills, Dungannon, County Tyrone, Ireland and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:He was 23 years old, and a...
's Victoria Cross
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
. Newmills also has a primary school consisting of approximately 60 students and 3 teachers. It also has 2 churches, Wright's Tyre Garage, a children's playgroup, with three staff and 24 children and a football pitch.
Places of interest
- Annaginny Fisheries is a stocked and managed put and take rainbow troutRainbow troutThe rainbow trout is a species of salmonid native to tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. The steelhead is a sea run rainbow trout usually returning to freshwater to spawn after 2 to 3 years at sea. In other words, rainbow trout and steelhead trout are the same species....
fishery consisting of four lakes, two for fly-fishing only and two for spinning and worm fishing. - Roughan CastleRoughan CastleRoughan Castle is a castle a mile outside Newmills, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, on the Dungannon to Stewartstown road. It was built about 1618 by Sir Andrew Stewart , 2nd Lord Castlestewart, eldest son of Andrew Stewart the third Lord Ochiltree, 1st Lord Castlestewart who came from Scotland...
and Roughan Lough are situated a mile outside Newmills on the road to StewartstownStewartstown, County TyroneStewartstown is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, close to Lough Neagh and about from Cookstown, from Coalisland and from Dungannon. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 608 people.-History:...
. The castle was built in 1618 by Sir Andrew Stewart and was once the refuge of Phelim O’NeillFelim O'Neill of KinardSir Felim O'Neill of Kinard , also called Phelim MacShane O'Neill or Féilim Ó Néill , was an Irish nobleman who led the Irish Rebellion of 1641 in Ulster which began on 22 October 1641. He was a member of the Irish Catholic Confederation during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, where he fought under...
, leader of the Irish Rebellion of 1641Irish Rebellion of 1641The Irish Rebellion of 1641 began as an attempted coup d'état by Irish Catholic gentry, who tried to seize control of the English administration in Ireland to force concessions for the Catholics living under English rule...
in UlsterUlsterUlster is one of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the north of the island. In ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial...
. He was captured there in 1653 and taken to Dublin, where he was hanged for treason. The small square castle is three storeys high with a central tower. Roughan Lough contains a CrannogCrannogA crannog is typically a partially or entirely artificial island, usually built in lakes, rivers and estuarine waters of Scotland and Ireland. Crannogs were used as dwellings over five millennia from the European Neolithic Period, to as late as the 17th/early 18th century although in Scotland,...
and is currently the home of the Mid-Ulster Waterskiing club. - Newmills Presbyterian Church. There has been a worshiping congregation at Newmills since 1835. At present the congregation is part of the Presbytery of Tyrone, and is a united congregational charge with Carland Presbyterian Church. At present there are one hundred and forty families connected with the congregation. Currently the minister is the Rev. David Brownlow, who was installed there by the Presbytery of Tyrone on Wednesday, 3 September 2008.
Politics
- Newmills is in the Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough CouncilDungannon and South Tyrone Borough CouncilDungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council is a local council in Northern Ireland. Its main town is Dungannon, where the council is headquartered. The council area covers the southern part of County Tyrone and has a population of nearly 48,000...
area at the geographic centre of the Torrent ward.
Sport
- Football is most popular local sport, and a number of teams from Newmills enter local leagues in the South Tyrone area.
People
- Robert MorrowRobert MorrowRobert Morrow VC was born in Newmills, Dungannon, County Tyrone, Ireland and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:He was 23 years old, and a...
, received the Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
for bravery on 12 April 1915 near MessinesMessinesMessines may refer to:* Mesen, a village in Belgium**Battle of Messines, World War I,* Messines, Quebec* HMCS Messines, one of twelve Battle class naval trawlers used by the Royal Canadian Navy* Messines, Queensland...
, BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
during World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. He was killed in action on 26 April 1915. - Lydia Mary Foster, novelist, writer and poet, was the daughter of Rev. James Foster, the PresbyterianPresbyterianismPresbyterianism refers to a number of Christian churches adhering to the Calvinist theological tradition within Protestantism, which are organized according to a characteristic Presbyterian polity. Presbyterian theology typically emphasizes the sovereignty of God, the authority of the Scriptures,...
Minister of Newmills from 1850 to 1890.