Nobber
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| Nobber An Obair |
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| Irish grid reference N812880 |
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| Province: | Leinster | |
| County: | County Meath | |
| Population (2006) | 652 | |
Nobber (Irish: An Obair, meaning the work - referring to a moate around a Norman castle[1]) is a village in north County Meath, Ireland. The village is built near a river called the Dee (Irish: Abha Fherdiea, meaning the River of Ferdia). It is on the Navan - Kingscourt road about 12 miles (19 km) north of Navan. This places the village about 37 miles (60 km) from the M50 motorway ; the orbital motorway of Dublin. The town of Kells is to the west and the town of Ardee to the east.
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[edit] History
Recently several high crosses were discovered in the village's old cemetery (St Johns) dating from possibly the 10th century. These are much smaller and less ornate than typical celtic high crosses. This find is significant because it suggests that a hitherto unrecorded monastic settlement once existed on the site of the village. Moynagh Lake west of the village is the site of a crannog which dates to Neolithic times. In the Medieval period Nobber was part of the Barony of Morgallion.
[edit] Transport
A disused railway line dating from 1875 runs through the village which runs from Kingscourt to Navan. This was purchased by the Midland Great Western Railway in 1888. Until recent years it operated to haul gypsum from BPB plc Gypsum Industries plant in County Cavan to the port of Drogheda. Nobber railway station opened on 1 November 1872, closed for passenger traffic on 27 January 1947 and finally closed altogether on 1 April 1963.[2]
[edit] Amenities
- The village has two schools: Nobber National school for primary school children and O'Carolan College which is a comprehensive secondary school.
- The church of Saint John the Baptist is the Roman Catholic church in the centre of the village which also has a fire station, Garda Síochána (police) station and a branch library.
[edit] People
- It is reputed to be the birthplace of the blind harpist Turlough Carolan.
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[edit] References
- ^ "Odd and Unusual Irish Place Names". DoChara. Retrieved on 2008-07-07.
- ^ "Nobber station". Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
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