“Mullingar Racecourse”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The racecourse was used as a filming location for the 1947 film Captain Boycott. Many local people took part as film extras in a horse racing sequence though some scenes were re-shot at Naas Racecourse.^[3]

The famous Irish steeplechaser Arkle made his racecourse debut here in December 1961 finishing third in the Lough Ennel Plate, a bumper^[4]

After its last meeting in July 1967 there were a number of attempts to revive horse racing at the Newbrook site. The most prominent was organised by the famous singer Joe Dolan who put together a syndicate to buy the racecourse and develop it into a multi-purpose venue capable of hosting concerts and conferences as well as race meetings.^[5] Eventually the racecourse site was sold in June 1972 to a local solicitor for £45,000. A year later it was sold on to the Industrial Development Authority for £150,000. On 30 June 1976 the GAF Materials Corporation opened a factory for manufacturing flooring products on the site.^[6] Today the site is an industrial estate occupied by many different businesses.

References

1. ^{{cite book |last1=Rouse |first1=Paul |title=Sport and Ireland: A History|chapter=2. The Modernization of Irish Sport: 1800-1880|publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2015 |page=108 |isbn=978-0-1987459-0-7|ref=harv}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/plus/horseracing/articles/2008/08/05/29470-westmeaths-greatest-sporting-successes-come-on-the-racing-field/|title=Westmeath's greatest sporting successes come on the racing field|newspaper=Westmeath Examiner|date=5 August 2008 |accessdate=2017-08-04}}
3. ^{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Stan |title=Racing Through the Midlands: Westmeath and Offaly|chapter=4. The lighter side of racing or the coroner who put the body on ice|publisher=Author |year=2015 |pages=101-103 |isbn=978-0-9933243-1-4|ref=harv}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Tributes+paid+to+Cecil+Ronaldson.-a0389050528 |title=Tributes paid to Cecil Ronaldson|publisher=Racing Post|date=7 November 2014|accessdate=2017-08-15}}
5. ^{{cite book |last1=Casey |first1=Ronan |title=Joe Dolan: The Official Biography|chapter=7. Split happens|publisher=Penguin Books |year=2008 |pages=110-111 |isbn=978-1-8448819-7-0|ref=harv}}
6. ^{{cite book |last1=McCormack |first1=Stan |title=Racing Through the Midlands: Westmeath and Offaly|chapter=2. The rise and fall of Mullingar racecourse|publisher=Author |year=2015 |pages=56-57 |isbn=978-0-9933243-1-4|ref=harv}}

External links

OSI map of Newbrook Racecourse, Mullingar

[https://www.google.ie/maps/@53.5147715,-7.3658366,1765m/data=!3m1!1e3 Satellite view of Newbrook Racecourse on Google Maps]

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YChsAsLFi6Q The horse race and whacking shillelagh fight from "Captain Boycott" (1947)] on YouTube

British Pathé footage of Mullingar Races: [https://www.britishpathe.com/video/steeplechasing-at-mullingar 1921] and [https://www.britishpathe.com/video/mullingar-races 1924]

Photograph of the pontoon bridge across the Royal Canal allowing access to Newbrook Racecourse (1966)

[https://www.flickr.com/photos/23885771@N03/22966466905/in/photostream/ Photograph of a disused portion of Newbrook Racecourse (2015)]

Postcard photo of Newbrook Racecourse