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Dromahane (Drom Atháin in Irish) is a village located 3 miles south west of the town of Mallow, County Cork, Ireland. A recent estimate suggested that the population of the village is 1036. This is probably an underestimate as there have been significant housing developments in the village over the past number of years. Mallow (Mala, Magh Eala, and other variations in Irish) is the Crossroads of Munster and the administrative capital of north County Cork, in Ireland. ...
Centered around a main crossroads, the village overlooks the Blackwater Valley. The village is part of the parish of Kilshannig.
Thomas Russell is referred to as the “The man from God knows where” and, as it happens, he was born in the village on November 21, 1767. He was the founder of Young Irelanders and was hanged in 1803 in Downpatrick jail for his involvement in uprisings against the British. Thomas Russell (1762-1788) was an English poet born at Beaminster early in 1762. ...
November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1767 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
Young Ireland was a Irish revolutionary movement, active in the mid nineteenth century. ...
1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
Downpatrick (Dún Phádraig in Irish, meaning Fort of Patrick) is a town in County Down in Northern Ireland with 10,316 inhabitants in the 2001 Census. ...
An old graveyard (Kilshannig) is located north of the village and this is where Daniel O’Connell's maternal ancestors are buried. Also the parents of Thomas Croke, the founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association, are buried here. Daniel OConnell Daniel OConnell (August 6, 1776 – May 15, 1847), known as The Liberator or The Emancipator, was Irelands predominant politician in the first half of the nineteenth century. ...
Thomas William Croke (1824-1902) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel and Emly in Ireland. ...
A stylised Celtic cross serves as the traditional logo of the GAA. The Gaelic Athletic Association (The GAA) (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael) is an organisation which is mostly focussed on promoting Irish sports, such as hurling and camogie, Gaelic football and handball, and rounders. ...
There are also ringforts in the area and Dromahane is close to Dromineen Castle.
Location and transportation
Road The Dromahane Junction is 2 miles south of Mallow on the N20. Alternate routes from Mallow include taking the "Navigation Road" or the "Old Cork Road". The N20 road is a National Primary Route in Ireland, connecting the cities of Limerick and Cork. ...
Air The nearest airports are Cork International Airport (42.5 km) and Shannon International Airport (59 km). Cork International Airport (IATA: ORK, ICAO: EICK) or Aerfort Corcaigh in Irish, is one of Irelands principal airports, situated on the south side of Cork City in an area known as Ballygarvan. ...
Shannon Airport (IATA Airport Code; SNN, ICAO Airport Code; EINN) is Irelands main transatlantic airport. ...
Rail Although the main rail line between Mallow and Kerry passes just to the north of the village, the nearest Train Station is in Mallow town.
Local economy The village has two pubs, Hickey's Beer Garden and The Russell Inn. With a growing population, the village now sustains two shops, the newly built Kelly's Quick Pick and Dromahane Stores, which is more commonly referred to as Bridgy's. The village recently lost its Post Office so the nearest available Post Office is in Mallow town.
South of Dromahane is the Dromahane "Point to Point" race track, which draws large crowds from all over Munster to the village for the horse racing event.
Other businesses located in the village include Nazareth House OAP Home, Helicopter Hire, Joinery, Printers, Electricians, Hauliers, Plumbers, Plant Hire, Ironmonger and Agri/ Contractor.
Other amenities The village has a four teacher Primary School. The nearest Secondary schools are all in Mallow town. Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ...
Secondary school may refer to Secondary school in the United Kingdom, is the general term for the schools for children between the ages of eleven and eighteen in most areas (a few areas have schools for 13-18 year olds instead, and these are called upper schools). ...
The village also has St Peter's Catholic Church, with Masses on Sunday at 11.00am and 7.30pm.
The local GAA club is called Thomas Russell's and they have their grounds in the village of Glantane, located 3 miles west of Dromahane.
Recent Lotto money has provided some facilities to the local Tennis club which is located next to the Primary School.
See also This is a link page for cities and towns in the Republic of Ireland, including larger villages, and villages and townlands of note, as well as towns, townships or urban centres in Dublin. ...
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