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{{Short description|WWI CWGC cemetery in Ypres, Belgium}}
{{Infobox Military Cemetery
|name         = New Irish Farm Cemetery
|body         = [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]]
|image        = [[Image:New Irish Farm 2449931857 entrance.jpg|300px|Entrance marker]]
|use_dates    = 1917–1918
|established  = August 1917
|designer     = Sir [[Reginald Blomfield]]
|coordinates  = {{coord|50|52|23|N|02|53|51|E|}}
|nearest_town = [[Ypres]], [[West Flanders]], [[Belgium]]
|total        = 4716
|by_country   = [[Allies of World War I]]:
* [[United Kingdom]]: 4356
* [[Australia]]: 65
* [[Canada]]: 258
* [[New Zealand]]: 23
* [[South Africa]]: 6
* [[Undivided India]]: 7
[[Central Powers]]:
* [[Germany]]: 2
|by_war       =
[[World War I]]: 4716
|source       = [http://ww1cemeteries.com/ww1cemeteries/newirishfarmcemetery.htm WW1Cemeteries.com]
}}
'''New Irish Farm Cemetery''' is a [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]] burial ground for the dead of the [[World War I|First World War]] located near [[Ypres]] (Dutch: ''Ieper'') in [[Belgium]] on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]].
The cemetery grounds were assigned to the [[United Kingdom]] in perpetuity by King [[Albert I of Belgium]] in recognition of the sacrifices made by the [[British Empire]] in the defence and liberation of [[Belgium]] during the war.<ref>[http://www.webmatters.net/belgium/ww1_friedhof_vladslo.htm First World War], accessed 19 August 2006</ref>
==Foundation==
[[Image:New Irish Farm 2450716120 CLC.jpg|thumb|left|[[Chinese Labour Corps]] graves from after the end of the conflict]]
The cemetery, named after the nickname of a nearby farmhouse,<ref name="cwgc">{{cite web|url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/52200|title=CWGC :: Cemetery Details|publisher=www.cwgc.org|accessdate=2008-05-04}}</ref> was established in August 1917. It was used until the November, then again in April and May 1918.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ww1cemeteries.com/ww1cemeteries/newirishfarmcemetery.htm|title=New Irish Farm Cemetery |publisher=ww1cemeteries.com|accessdate=2008-05-04}}</ref> At the time of the [[Armistice with Germany (Compiègne)|armistice]], it was a small cemetery with 73 graves.<ref name="cwgc" /> It was enlarged by concentrating graves from the battlefields to the north-east of Ypres and from small cemeteries.<ref name="cwgc" />
The cemetery was designed by Sir [[Reginald Blomfield]].<ref name="cwgc" />
==Concentrated cemeteries==
The following cemeteries were concentrated into New Irish Farm:<ref name="cwgc" />
* Admiral's, [[Boezinge]] (19 soldiers)
* Canopus Trench, [[Langemarck|Langemark]] (12)
* Comedy Farm, Langemark (29)
* Cross Roads, Sint Jan (19)
* Ferdinand Farm, Langemark (15)
* Francois Farm, Langemark (23)
* Fusilier Farm, Boezinge (14)
* Glimpse Cottage, Boezinge (18)
* Irish Farm, Sint Jan (54)
* La Miterie German, [[Lomme]] (8)
* Manor Road, [[Zillebeke]] (19)
* Mirfield, Boezinge (16)
* Paratonniers Farm, Boezinge (13)
* Pilckem Road, Boezinge (27)
* Sint Jan Churchyard (44)
* Spree Farm, Langemark (14)
* Vanheule Farm, Langemark (22)
* Yorkshire, Sint Jan (22)
==References==
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==External links==
* {{cwgc cemetery|52200}}
* {{Find a Grave cemetery|2155780|New Irish Farm Cemetery}}
{{CWGC cemeteries in Ypres municipality}}
[[Category:Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Belgium]]
[[Category:Cemeteries and memorials in West Flanders]]
[[Category:World War I cemeteries in Belgium]]