Living in Newmarket-on-Fergus

Surfer Rosa

Hi there,

Looking to buy a house in East Clare area and considering Newmarket. Just wondering what it's like to live in? How do the shops, pubs, community facilities etc rate?

Thanks!

Carry

Now I'm confused: Do you want to move to East Clare or to Newmarket?

I only know the latter by driving through, but seems to be a town with all amenities. But Shannon and Limerick are just around the corner, so to speak, if you need more than is offered in Newmarket.

East Clare on the other hand...

So what is it?

pappyodaniel

Carry wrote: »

Now I'm confused: Do you want to move to East Clare or to Newmarket?

I only know the latter by driving through, but seems to be a town with all amenities. But Shannon and Limerick are just around the corner, so to speak, if you need more than is offered in Newmarket.

East Clare on the other hand...

So what is it?

What are you confused about? It was a straightforward question. NOF is in East Clare last time I checked.

Johnboy1951

Surfer Rosa wrote: »

Hi there,

Looking to buy a house in East Clare area and considering Newmarket. Just wondering what it's like to live in? How do the shops, pubs, community facilities etc rate?

Thanks!

Couple of supermarkets; half dozen pubs; library; community hall; GAA and Soccer pitches .... some nice estates ..... on the outlying areas are some very nice rural spots with housing ...

Surfer Rosa

Thanks Johnboy, seems to have plenty in it. I hear the community hall was revamped recently.

Carry, in terms of East Clare vs West Clare, NoF is most definitely East Clare I'm working in Shannon, so somewhere not too far off the N18 would be ideal!

Balagan

Surfer Rosa wrote: »

Thanks Johnboy, seems to have plenty in it. I hear the community hall was revamped recently.

Carry, in terms of East Clare vs West Clare, NoF is most definitely East Clare I'm working in Shannon, so somewhere not too far off the N18 would be ideal!

If NoF is in East Clare, then where's Shannon?

Carry

Ehm, I'm sorry if I've got it wrong, but I tried by now to figure out where NoF really belongs to. It never occured to me that it is in East Clare, which is for me the area vaguely around Killaloe and around the west side of the Shannon.

Shannon Town or Ennis aren't actually East Clare, and Newmarket is near Ennis, Shannon Town, Bunratty and Limerick.

I admit there aren't any defined borders. But any East Clarista worth their salt would never consider Newmarket as part of East Clare.

Yeah, I know, I'm going very parochial here...

Clareboy

In order to clear up any confusion, Newmarket-on-Fergus is in Mid-Clare. Shannon, Sixmilebridge, Cratloe, and Parteen are in South-East Clare. Sub-counties are very important around this part of the world.

Clareman

The Bord Na Og breakdown of teams is a good way to see where every parish lies http://www.clare.gaa.ie/bord-na-nog/bord-na-nog-iomaint/regional-squads

Shapey Fiend

Hard to be frank about Newmarket on Fergus here without perhaps offending anybody. It's got nice parts. It's also got a fairly big and grotty housing estate bang in the middle. I don't think it's the most attractive village the county has to offer. If I were buying property there I'd be concerned with what side of the village it was on. That said you're dead close to the motorway so it's not as isolated as a lot of other places you could pick.

Clareboy

Shapey Fiend wrote: »

Hard to be frank about Newmarket on Fergus here without perhaps offending anybody. It's got nice parts. It's also got a fairly big and grotty housing estate bang in the middle. I don't think it's the most attractive village the county has to offer. If I were buying property there I'd be concerned with what side of the village it was on. That said you're dead close to the motorway so it's not as isolated as a lot of other places you could pick.

I would consider Newmarket-on-Fergus to be one of the more attractive villages in Clare and a place with a very active and vibrant community life. It is surrounded by some very attractive woodlands and parkland such as the Dromoland Estate, Carrigoran and Mooghaun woods. The village is bedecked with flowers and is kept clean and tidy. A state of the art public park and playground is under construction. I am sure that the good people of Newmarket's biggest housing estate would not like to hear their estate being described as ' grotty'. Personally, I would recommend N on F as a good place to live.

Johnboy1951

Shapey Fiend wrote: »

Hard to be frank about Newmarket on Fergus here without perhaps offending anybody. It's got nice parts. It's also got a fairly big and grotty housing estate bang in the middle. I don't think it's the most attractive village the county has to offer. If I were buying property there I'd be concerned with what side of the village it was on. That said you're dead close to the motorway so it's not as isolated as a lot of other places you could pick.

All cities, towns, villages and even rural areas have locations that are less desirable to some than other locations.

I suppose N-on-F is no different and I feel certain the desirability is reflected in the price of houses in those locations.

vkid

I'm from the parish of NOF and lived around there all my life, but not in the village. Personally I wouldn't live in the village, nor would I live in Sixmilebridge...but that's personal choice. I know enough about both places to know they wouldn't be for me. I don't like NOF at all to be honest.

f you are looking for somewhere close enough to shannon, I 'd go with bunratty or Cratloe if you can afford it. If not, then around Ballycasey or Hurlers Cross, Drumline are close to Shannon and decent enough areas. I also would look at the likes of Kilmurry...although calling it a village would be over estimating things a lot. Quin is lovely too but a little further away.

You will find some nice rural spots around any of those areas and I'd take them over a village like NOF any time....but as I say its personal choice. There is good value to be had out there now too but it all depends on what you want.

PS - East clare to me is Scarriff, Bodyke, Feakle, Mountshannon etc...but definietely not NOF.

idwfan

Having grown up in the so called 'grotty estate' all my life before moving away to pursue my career, I take a severe disliking to the description of it but I can't say you're wrong. I am a generation removed from the youth living there today and in all honesty it is getting a hammering in terms of anti social behaviour. A home very recently was the victim of a break in from young residents living in the same estate who were later caught for it. There is definitely a drug fuelled element in the estate on a level never seen before. I am not speaking on speculation, I know this as fact. My home house is still there but it's a crying shame to see it being let down when there are so many of the older folk still making the place look nice with flowers, cut grass, events etc. The youth of the village are for a part aimless drinkers, drug users and anti social types. But no more so than any town or village these days where there are several large housing estates. I am not trying to paint all youth like this as there is a very visible element of the youth of N-O-F that work for the community and do great work but those that don't are genuinely giving the village (or at least parts of it) a very bad name.

Shapey Fiend wrote: »

Hard to be frank about Newmarket on Fergus here without perhaps offending anybody. It's got nice parts. It's also got a fairly big and grotty housing estate bang in the middle. I don't think it's the most attractive village the county has to offer. If I were buying property there I'd be concerned with what side of the village it was on. That said you're dead close to the motorway so it's not as isolated as a lot of other places you could pick.

PeterKelly!

Having lived in Newmarket for a few years myself, in my opinion it is a town dying a slow death..The bypass was the last nail in the coffin. I observed a lot of parasites, a lot of council houses, and a lot of people wholly content with living off their dole and children's allowance rather than seek employment.
It's true a lot of the youths in the town engage in anti-social behavior, they are merely reacting to the their parents and guardians apathetic outlook on life. While property prices may be low, I wouldn't recommend buying here as values are unlikely to rise for a long time in this area, and if you are planning on raising children do it elsewhere!

pappyodaniel

PeterKelly! wrote: »

Having lived in Newmarket for a few years myself, in my opinion it is a town dying a slow death..The bypass was the last nail in the coffin. I observed a lot of parasites, a lot of council houses, and a lot of people wholly content with living off their dole and children's allowance rather than seek employment.
It's true a lot of the youths in the town engage in anti-social behavior, they are merely reacting to the their parents and guardians apathetic outlook on life. While property prices may be low, I wouldn't recommend buying here as values are unlikely to rise for a long time in this area, and if you are planning on raising children do it elsewhere!

All I'll say is thank F**K for that bypass!

idwfan

PeterKelly! wrote: »

Having lived in Newmarket for a few years myself, in my opinion it is a town dying a slow death..The bypass was the last nail in the coffin. I observed a lot of parasites, a lot of council houses, and a lot of people wholly content with living off their dole and children's allowance rather than seek employment.
It's true a lot of the youths in the town engage in anti-social behavior, they are merely reacting to the their parents and guardians apathetic outlook on life. While property prices may be low, I wouldn't recommend buying here as values are unlikely to rise for a long time in this area, and if you are planning on raising children do it elsewhere!

You're absolutely right. The amount of young (and I mean very young) kids who are unsupervised at almost any time of the day or night and being mischievous is shocking. In no small part to the houses in the once grand estates given to non working, over socialising parents who clearly are not ready or interested in parenting. Only yesterday I witnessed a young lad of about seven firing stones over a back gate of a house and running away. Only a generation ago we would have gotten the wooden spoon and marched down to apologise. Not these days and not in Newmarket.

Clareboy

PeterKelly! wrote: »

Having lived in Newmarket for a few years myself, in my opinion it is a town dying a slow death..The bypass was the last nail in the coffin. I observed a lot of parasites, a lot of council houses, and a lot of people wholly content with living off their dole and children's allowance rather than seek employment.
It's true a lot of the youths in the town engage in anti-social behavior, they are merely reacting to the their parents and guardians apathetic outlook on life. While property prices may be low, I wouldn't recommend buying here as values are unlikely to rise for a long time in this area, and if you are planning on raising children do it elsewhere!

The above quote could apply to most towns and villages in the country and not just to Newmarket on Fergus. Maybe its time to just give up and head for the hills and let the parasites, the dole men and all the other undesirables take over our towns and villages. They can then battle it out between them day and night in the streets and nobody else will be offended or have their precious properties devalued.

As regards the ' bypass ' which is now part of the M18 motorway, I cannot figure out why you consider it a disadvantage to the village of Newmarket.

cordni

Personally I find Newmarket a lovely place to live. I moved here from Shannon 9 years ago. I would definitely choose to live here over Shannon. I was warned that it was very cliquey when I was moving here, but in my opinion that couldn't be further from the truth. A number of new housing estates were built around 10 years ago. My own estate being one of them. I find the estate very very quite, no trouble whatsoever. I agree some young lads are antisocial but you find that everywhere.

jacksie66

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nativeguyy

I am a native of Newmarket. Was away for more than 30 years. It's changed completely. It's not the same but it's ok.