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Newtown (decies Without Drum By., Rossduff Par.),parkeennaglogh, County Waterford, Ireland

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Townland
Newtown (decies Without Drum By., Rossduff Par.),parkeennaglogh
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Newtown Cross-roads
Latest-edition OS map
Newtown
Coordinates
52.22229, -7.38786
SMR number
WA015-067----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a gentle S-facing slope around Newtown crossroads. A planned plantation settlement is traditionally thought to have been established by Valentine Greatrakes (Smith 1746, 94). By 1641 the town had failed and the ruins of houses and a paved street are recorded in the Civil Survey (Simington 1942, 75). A church in ruins is marked on a Taylor and Skinner map at Newtown (1778, 163). Nothing is visible at ground level. (Mulholland 1979)

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload/revision: 09 August 2011.

References

Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1942 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol VI: county of Waterford. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.

Mulholland, J. 1979 Notes on settlements at Rossmire, Co. Waterford. Decies. no. 11, 13-16.

Taylor and Skinner 1778 (Reprint 1969) Maps of the Roads of Ireland. Shannon. Irish University Press.

Smith, C. 1746 The history of the town and county of Waterford. W. Wilson. Dublin.

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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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