An Port Nua

Newport, known in Irish as An Port Nua (The New Port), traces its origins to a settlement originally called Tulach Sheasta in medieval times. The town sits in the barony of Owney and Arra in North Tipperary, positioned strategically on the Mulcair River with views toward the Silvermines Mountains. The settlement's modern name derives from its post-Cromwellian development. During Oliver Cromwel...