Tyrrellspass
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Tyrrellspass (Template:Irish place name,<ref name=logainm>Template:Cite web</ref> IPA:[ˈbʲaləxˈanˠˈtʲɪɾʲiəliː]) is a Georgian village in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is Template:Convert from Dublin, in the south of the county on the R446 (formerly the N6) road. Tyrrellspass won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1969. As of the census in April 2016, the population of Tyrrellspass was 483.<ref name="census2016"/>
History
The origins of the village settlement lie in the Nine Years' War (1594-1603), also called Tyrone's Rebellion. In 1597 there was a battle in Tyrrellspass and the Irish, between 300 and 400 strong and led by Richard Tyrrell, attacked and defeated the English army. Out of 1,000 English troops only one survived.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> There is a historic castle on the edge of the town. It is the only remaining castle of the Tyrrells, who came to Ireland around the time of the Norman invasion.Template:Citation needed
The current core of the village is a planned estate village dating from the late 18th century, and was influenced by the English style of planned villages.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
The village has a distinctive green and crescent of houses, including the Church of Ireland church and what was previously the court house, which was redeveloped c. 1820 under the patronage of Jane MacKey, Countess of Belvedere (d. 1836). The Catholic church, the Church of St. Stephen, is located across from Tyrrellspass Castle. The Church of Ireland church is St. Sinian's.Template:Fact
The Belvedere Protestant Children's Orphanage operated in Tyrellspass from 1842 until 1943.Template:Citation needed
During the 1916 Easter Rising, some rebels barricaded a house in Meedin, Tyrrellspass, with the intention of waiting for reinforcements and then attacking surrounding police barracks. Local legend has itTemplate:Better source needed that Michael Collins stayed in this house, the home of the Malones, who stillTemplate:When occupy it. The RIC attempted to capture the house three times. Twice they were repelled with gunfire, before they eventually succeeded on the Wednesday after Easter week, and arrested the two remaining rebels, Thomas and Joseph Malone. They were the last two men captured under arms during the Rising.Template:Citation needed
Sport
The local Gaelic football team, Tyrrellspass GAA, team won the Westmeath Senior Football Championship in 1999, 2006 and defended their title in 2007. In the 2007 Leinster Club Football Championship they progressed as far as the final, where they were beaten by the eventual All Ireland Club champions St. Vincents of Dublin.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
The village also has a golf course, New Forest Golf Resort,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> which is located a mile outside the village. It is designed by golf course designer Peter McEvoy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Notable people
- James Daly, Connaught Rangers mutineer
- Ray Kelly, priest and singer
- Tomás Malone, Irish War of Independence veteran
- Seosamh Ó Mhaoileoin, president of Republican Sinn Fein
Gallery
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Church of St. Sinian, Tyrrellspass
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The Clockhouse
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St Sinians
See also
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