Irishtown, Victoria

Irishtown
Irishtown
Town
	Irishtown
	Coordinates: 37°09′S 144°14′E / 37.150°S 144.233°E / -37.150; 144.233
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
LGA	Shire of Mount Alexander;
Location	114 km (71 mi) NW of Melbourne ; 13 km (8.1 mi) S of Castlemaine ; 51 km (32 mi) S of Bendigo ;
Government
• State electorate	Macedon;
• Federal division	Bendigo;
Population
• Total	15 (2016 census)
Postcode	3451
	Localities around Irishtown

Town in Victoria, Australia

Irishtown is a locality in Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia.^[5] It is noted for heritage sites associated with the Victorian Gold Rush, near or within the Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park. These include the Red Hill hydraulic gold sluicing site and the Burying Flat Cemetery, also known as Deadmans Gully Burial Ground.^[6] At the 2016 census, Irishtown had a population of 15.^[3]

History

A rush began to New Year's Flat on Fryers Creek on New Year's Day, 1853. The rush was described by a digger as "the most animated sight of those stirring times that I ever witnessed".^[7] The settlement arose nearby, and the Shamrock Hotel, an establishment reportedly frequented by "wild men," was subsequently built on the Vaughan Road.^[8] A Catholic church was consecrated in 1865, the building existing until 1956 when it was demolished.^[8]

References

^ "travelmate.com.au". Archived from the original on 24 March 2007.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Irishtown (Vic.) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Irishtown (Vic.)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
^ "Postcode Search". Australia Post.
^ "Irishtown Maps". ccmaps.au. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
^ "Heritage Register". Victoria: Heritage Victoria. Archived from the original on 28 August 2006. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
^ "Beneath our Feet - The Early Years". Department of Primary Industries. Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
^ a b Brown, G.O. (1985). Reminiscences of Fryerstown.

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[travelmate-1] "travelmate.com.au". Archived from the original on 24 March 2007.

[2] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Irishtown (Vic.) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[ABS-3] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Irishtown (Vic.)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

[4] "Postcode Search". Australia Post.

[5] "Irishtown Maps". ccmaps.au. Retrieved 5 September 2023.

[6] "Heritage Register". Victoria: Heritage Victoria. Archived from the original on 28 August 2006. Retrieved 29 March 2008.

[7] "Beneath our Feet - The Early Years". Department of Primary Industries. Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2008.

[Brown-8] Brown, G.O. (1985). Reminiscences of Fryerstown.