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Nobber
An Obair
Village
Keogan's Bar in the centre of Nobber village
Keogan's Bar in the centre of Nobber village
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Meath
Elevation
56 m (184 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Urban
652
Irish Grid ReferenceN812880

Nobber (Irish: an Obair, meaning "the work" – referring to a moat around a Norman castle)[1] is a village in north County Meath, Ireland. The village is built near a river called the Dee (from Irish Abha Fherdiea 'river of Ferdia') and near Whitewood Lake which is situated in the town land of Whitewood. It is on the Navan–Kingscourt road (R162) 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 and the town of Kingscourt is to the north. Villages that border the parish are Kilmainhamwood, Moynalty and Kilbeg to the west, Castletown to the south and Drumconrath and Lobinstown to the east.

History

The Normans were the first known people to settle at Nobber. It acted as a strong point on the road from the ports of Drogheda and Dundalk to the midlands. The Lordship of Meath was granted to Hugh De Lacy by King Henry II of England in 1172 in his capacity as Lord of Ireland. De Lacy granted the Barony of Morgallion to Gilbert de Angulo, who constructed a moate and bailey there. 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 multi-period crannog which dates to Mesolithic times. In the Medieval period Nobber was the chief town of the Barony of Morgallion.

Transport

Rail

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 Saint-Gobain 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]

Bus

Bus Éireann route 107 links Nobber to Navan and Kingscourt.[3] Sillan also provide a link to Navan and Dublin with some buses extending to University College Dublin. In the other direction Sillan services provide a link to Kingscourt, Shercock and Cootehill.[4]

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.
  • Turlough O'Carolan, blind harpist reputed to have been born in Nobber - there is a statue in memory of him at the southern end of the village
  • Nobber is also known for having two of the best footballers in Ireland that have represented Meath footballers in the past: Gerry McEntee and also Brian Farrell who currently represents Meath
  • Fiachra McEntee, the middleweight boxer who twice won the All Ireland Title, has a home in Nobber
  • Shane McEntee (1956–2012), Fine Gael TD and Minister of State
  • George Eogan, archaeologist known for his work at Knowth

Geographic Location

Town Lands

Nobber has 22 townlands. They are:

  • Altmush, Arrigal,
  • Brittas,
  • Cloughmacoo, College, Cregg, Cruicetown,
  • Garmanagh,
  • Hennigan,
  • Julianstown,
  • Kilbride,
  • Leafin,
  • Moydorragh, Moynagh, Muff,
  • Newtown, Nobber,
  • Possexstown,
  • Rathe, Rathgillen,
  • Seller, Spiddal.

Cruicetown is the largest townland and Leafin is the smallest.

Sport

Festivals and Events

The Nobber Fair Day is an annual event that is held on the third Sunday of May and has revived the tradition of the old fair that was held in the village for centuries.The legend that is Paddy Doherty King of the travellers even judged the fine fillies of Nobber. Don't they all have lovely bottoms ....well no. Judging by previous winners.Nuff said.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Odd and Unusual Irish Place Names". DoChara. Archived from the original on 2008-06-14. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
  2. ^ "Nobber station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
  3. ^ http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1318429076-107.pdf
  4. ^ http://sillan.ie/index.php/bus-timetables

External links

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