An tIúr

An tIúr derives from the Irish word 'iúr' meaning yew-tree, with the full historical name being Iúr Cinn Trá (yew tree at the head of the strand). The name commemorates a legendary yew tree said to have been planted by Saint Patrick in the 5th century, recorded in the Annals of the Four Masters. Newry's documented history begins with the foundation of a Cistercian abbey in 1153 by Maurice MacL...