NTH series 32 - It All Started Here Traditional Cache
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NTH series 32 - It All Started Here
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Newtownhamilton or simply Newtown to locals is a small town in South Armagh. Before the Plantation of Ulster it was known as Tullyvallen and was renamed by Alexander Hamilton in 1773 and was once an important stop off between Armagh and Dundalk. The town has suffered in past decades from the rise of other towns in the area like Markethill, Castleblaney and Bessbrook as well as cities like Newry and Armagh becoming little more than a group of houses and small shops. This series will highlight a few local areas of history and interest. The Fane river is one of three rivers to flow out of the Newtownhamilton area. From here it flows towards Dundalk and into the Irish Sea. Near the cache is a yard which bears the name of a well known UK wide company which all started here. In time gone by there was a large 3 storey mill here which employed over 30 people. Changing times and no fewer than 9 IRA bombs eventually meant the mill was demolished and now a builders yard and small shop occupy the site.
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