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Immediately N of demesne of Newmarket House (14888), c. 1km E of Dalua River. Town established by Sir Richard Aldworth who obtained market licence in 1620 and built market house in 1622 (MacCarthy-Morrogh 1986, 165); the 1641 depositions list 25 households (ibid.). In 1750 contained 'one regular street' with 'some well looking houses' (Smith 1750, vol. 1, 293); by 1837 contained 'about 246 houses, of which several are well built' (Lewis 1837, vol. 2, 428). Former parish church (14722) on S side of Church Street. (Allen 1973; Ó Cróinín 1989)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
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