Mayobridge

Mayobridge (from Irish: Droichead Mhaigh Eo meaning "bridge on the plain of yews") is an area within Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is located within the Newry and Mourne District Council area - it had a population of 842 people in the 2001 Census.

People

• Kieran Goss (b. 1962,) contemporary singer, songwriter
• Tommy Sands (b.1945,) folk singer, songwriter and radio broadcaster
• Mickey Linden, Gaelic footballer, winner of All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1991 and 1994
• Tom O'Hare (b.1942,) Gaelic footballer, winner of All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1968

Sport

St. Patrick's Gaelic Athletic Club, Mayobridge is the oldest Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Down.

Mayobridge won their tenth Down Senior Football Championship (and their fifth consecutive championship) in 2008 - adding to the success of the club, Mayobridge's reserve (seconds) team also won the Down Premier Reserve Football Championship and their minor team won the Down Minor Football Championship in 2008, completing an amazing treble.

Mayobridge's under-16 team also won the Down Under-16 Football League and the Championship in 2006. Other underage teams (under-8 and under-10 teams) have gone unbeaten in 2006, creating a bright future for the club.

Former and current county footballers from Mayobridge

• Tom O'Hare - Former

Achievements: All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1968)

• Mickey Linden - Former

Achievements: All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1991 & 1994) and All Stars Award (1994)

• Brendan Coulter - Current

Achievements: All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (1999) and All Stars Award (2010)

• Ronan Sexton - Current

Achievements: All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (1999)

• Conor Garvey - Current

Achievements: All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (2005) and Ulster Under-21 Football Championship (2008)

• Cathal Magee - Current

Achievements: All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (2005,) Dr. McKenna Cup (2008) and Ulster Under-21 Football Championship (2008)

• Ryan Brady - Current

• Keith Quinn - Current

Education

• St. Patrick's Primary School is a primary school, located on Chapel Hill.

Demographics

Mayobridge is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service

References

• Culture Northern Ireland

See also

• List of villages in Northern Ireland

Coordinates: 54°10′N 6°14′W / 54.167°N 6.233°W / 54.167; -6.233