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Newry, town (1991 pop. 19,246), Newry and Mourne dist., SE Northern Ireland, on the Clanrye River and the Newry Canal. It has canal connections with Carlingford Lough, the Bann River, and Lough Neagh. Newry is a seaport with linen mills, tobacco and food processing, and varied manufactures. In the 12th cent., Maurice McLoughlin, king of Ireland, founded an abbey on the site, around which the town grew. The abbey became a collegiate church of secular priests in 1543 but was later dissolved. The town's castle was taken by Edward Bruce Bruce, Edward, d. 1318, Scottish king of Ireland, brother of Robert I of Scotland. He aided his brother in the war for independence from England and in 1315 was declared heir to Robert's throne. ..... Click the link for more information. in 1315; the duke of Berwick burned part of Newry in his retreat before the forces of the duke of Schomberg in 1689. Newry is the seat of the Roman Catholic bishop of Dromore and contains St. Patrick's parish church (1578), the first Protestant church built in Ireland. Newry a city and port in Northern Ireland, in Newry and Mourne district, Co. Down: close to the border with the Republic of Ireland, it has been the scene of sectarian violence in recent years. Pop.: 27 433 (2001) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Communion is, in fact, broken," Archbishop Hutchison said, citing the refusal by about a dozen Anglican primates (national bishops) from Africa, Asia and Latin America to join the eucharist despite repeated requests made by the Archbishop of Canterbury during the February meeting of primates held near Newry, Northern Ireland. by the Newry and Mourne Enterprise Agency, Ireland, and then for the "Into the West, Tyrone and Fermanagh Ltd" economic union. We would have been satisfied just to be recognized among the other cities in our category: Melbourne, Australia; Inverness, Scotland; Cobourg, Ontario; Bury Saint Edmunds, England; Newry Town, Northern Ireland; Ptuj, Slovenia (the winner); and Beverly Hills, Calif. |
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