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A slideshow of photos I took during my first visit to Mayobridge in County Down on Monday 16th July 2018.
Mayobridge (Irish: Droichead Mhaigh Eo, meaning 'bridge on the plain of yews') is a village in County Down, lying on the small river Clanrye which divides the townlands of Mayo and Bavan. It is located within the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council local authority. Mayobridge it had a population of 1,069 people in the 2011 Census.
Mayobridge is at the junction of the B8 Newry-Kilcoo road and B7 Rathfriland-Warrenpoint road.
Facilities
St. Patrick's Catholic Church was built between 1859 and 1862. J.J. McCarthy designed St. Patrick's Church in gothic architecture. This church replaced an older t-shaped church built in 1806. Fr. John Brennan was the priest in Mayobridge during the construction of the present church. Interior renovations took place in the 1970's when the sanctuary was reordered and a new altar was built. Mayobridge is a Parish in the Diocese of Dromore.
St. Patrick's Primary School is located on Chapel Hill. It was founded in 1832 and the present school opened in 1927. It has underwent several extensions over the years.
Other facilities in Mayobridge include 2 supermarkets, a filling station, a pub, a pharmacy, a post office, a credit union, 2 hair salons, a pizzeria.
Sport
St. Patrick's Gaelic Athletic Club, Mayobridge is the oldest Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Down .
Mayobridge won their tenth Down Senior Football Championship (and their fifth consecutive championship) in 2008 - adding to the success of the club, Mayobridge's reserve (seconds) team also won the Down Premier Reserve Football Championship and their minor team won the Down Minor Football Championship in 2008.
Mayobridge's under-16 team also won the Down Under-16 Football League and the Championship in 2006. Other underage teams (under-8 and under-10 teams) have gone unbeaten in 2006.