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===Coach/bus transport=== |
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[[Bus Éireann]] route '''162''' from [[Clones, County Monaghan|Clones]] to [[Castleblayney]] via [[Ballybay]] serves Newbliss with one journey in each direction on schooldays. The service is available to the general public. <ref>http://buseireann.ie/pdf/1313763418-162.pdf</ref> |
[[Bus Éireann]] route '''162''' from [[Clones, County Monaghan|Clones]] to [[Castleblayney]] via [[Ballybay]] serves Newbliss with one journey in each direction on schooldays. The service is available to the general public. <ref>http://buseireann.ie/pdf/1313763418-162.pdf</ref> |
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==Famous People== |
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===Dylan Quigley=== |
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Dylan once drank 3 pints and a bit of vodka and had to be carted away in an ambulance. He is popularly referred to as Dobby and once shifted an Italian. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland|List of towns and villages in Ireland]] |
* [[List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland|List of towns and villages in Ireland]] |
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Revision as of 11:19, 17 October 2017
Newbliss
Cúil Darach | |
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Town | |
 Newbliss | |
  Newbliss Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°09′29″N 7°08′13″W / 54.158°N 7.137°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Monaghan |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 661 |
| Irish Grid Reference | H561235 |
Newbliss (Irish: Cúil Darach, meaning 'corner of the oaktrees'), historically known as Lisdaragh (Irish: Lios Darach, meaning 'ringfort abounding in oak trees'), is a village in County Monaghan, Ireland. It is located where the R183 and R189 regional roads intersect. The mushroom growing industry provides important employment in the area as well as the laundered diesel industry.
Transport
Rail transport
- Newbliss railway station opened on 14 August 1855, closed for passenger traffic on 14 October 1957 and finally closed altogether on 1 January 1960.[2]
Coach/bus transport
Bus Éireann route 162 from Clones to Castleblayney via Ballybay serves Newbliss with one journey in each direction on schooldays. The service is available to the general public. [3]
Famous People
Dylan Quigley
Dylan once drank 3 pints and a bit of vodka and had to be carted away in an ambulance. He is popularly referred to as Dobby and once shifted an Italian.
See also
References
- ^ "Census 2006 – Volume 1 – Population Classified by Area" (PDF). Central Statistics Office Census 2006 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. April 2007. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
- ^ "Newbliss station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
- ^ http://buseireann.ie/pdf/1313763418-162.pdf
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