Newcestown is a small village located 35 km from the city of Cork in the western part of County Cork, Ireland. It is a village with a church, a school, a pub and GAA club. The local church is Church of St. John the Baptist. The local school is Bishop Galvin Central School. Newcestown is part of the Cork North-West.
Bishop Edward J. Galvin
was born in Newcestown on 23 November 1882. He was ordained as a priest in St Patrick's College, Maynooth, County Kildare, in 1909. Bishop Galvin is credited with being the founder of the Missionary Society of St. Columban and first Bishop of Hanyang, China. In 1952, it emerged he was expelled from China and he returned home in 1953 where he retired to Dalgan Park, Navan, County Meath. He died at St. Columbans College, Dalgan Park on 23 February 1956 and is buried there. In memory of his legacy, the localnational school 'Bishop Galvin Central School' in Newcestown is named in his honour.
Sport
is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club. It was founded in 1959. The club competes in both Senior Hurling and Senior Football in Cork and at present, are the only team in West Cork that compete in both Senior grades. They won the Premier Intermediate in 1971, in 2001 against the Nemo Rangers, and in 2010 against Clyda Rovers 0-11 to 0-10. In more recent times, Newcestown were made a senior hurling club in 2015 after defeating local rivals Valley Rovers in the Premier Intermediate Final on a score of 1-23 to 0-8. They then went onto contest the Munster Intermediate Final against Wolfe Tones of Clare losing out 1-18 to 2-13. They won the Junior a hurling championship in 1972, 1980, 1990 and 2014. Soccer is another sport associated with the West cork Village. The local team Spartak Mossgrove was founded in 2015 and have been competing in the West Cork Soccer League since their foundation. The name of the team derives from the local townland 'Mossgrove' just outside the village. Their home colours are blue and white. Just outside the main village is an 18 hole pitch and putt course.
