Newmarket or Arth Trasna in Gaelic, means 'The Crossing at the Ford'. Newmarket was founded in the 17th century and is a busy market town. The Island Wood is worth a visit before leaving Newmarket. Located within the wood is the 'Twelve Apostles' tree, so called because of the twelve trunks growing from the main trunk. The River Dalua flows through the wood which is a haven of beauty and peace. James O'Keeffe Memorial Institute is evidence of the Aldworths who arrived in Newmarket in 1615. The house was built in 1725 for the Aldworth family and is of early Georgian design. It was sold in 1927 to an order of nuns, who ran a school there until 1973. The Institute is now dedicated to rural development and training through IRD Duhallow and Teagasc and is a buzz of activity day and night.

Clan Name

Newmarket is part of the ancestral home of the McAuliffe and forms a stage of the Beara-Breifne Greenway which is based on the historic march of O'Sullivan Beara in 1603.

Heritage Houses

For info on Newmarket Court and the Alworth family click here

Greenways Festival 2003

Newmarket is talking part in the Greenways Festival in summer 2003 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the legendary 1603 march of O’Sullivan Beara from the Beara Peninsula to the Breifne area. Click here for info on the events