Drumintee
Encyclopedia
Dromintee or Drumintee is a small village
and townland
in County Armagh
, Northern Ireland
. In the 2001 Census
it had a population of 364 people. It lies within the Newry and Mourne District Council
area.
The priest Luke Donnellan
spent many years here, and according to some reports may have been from here or at least attended the Protestant school in Aghdavoyle for a time. He would also return here regularly during his time as parish priest in Loughall to collect water from a well near the primary school. The story goes that he didn't like the water in Loughall and found the water from the Dromintee well to be of better quality.
Captain Robert Nairac
was a British Army
officer who was killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army
and posthumously awarded the George Cross
. He visited the Three Steps Inn in Dromintee on 14 May 1977 and was attacked outside the pub, abducted and killed. His body was never found.
Dromintee is the home of Oriel Sept Clan surname: O'Hare. Many O'Hare's are buried in St Patrick's Church graveyard on Ballymahadda Road.
club representing the Dromintee and Jonesborough parish.
Dromintee was the home of a former GAA president, Pádraig MacNamee. He served as president from 1938 to 1943 as a representative of Antrim.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and townland
Townland
A townland or bally is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland. The townland system is of Gaelic origin—most townlands are believed to pre-date the Norman invasion and most have names derived from the Irish language...
in County Armagh
County Armagh
-History:Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid before the fourth century AD. It was ruled by the Red Branch, whose capital was Emain Macha near Armagh. The site, and subsequently the city, were named after the goddess Macha...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. In the 2001 Census
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
it had a population of 364 people. It lies within the Newry and Mourne District Council
Newry and Mourne District Council
Newry and Mourne District Council is a local council in Northern Ireland. It includes much of the south of County Armagh and the south of County Down and has a population of approximately 93,400. Council headquarters are in Newry, the largest settlement and only city in the area; it has a...
area.
People
The writer and folklorist Michael J Murphy (1913-1996) was from Dromintee. He contributed much to the BBC and RTÉ coverage of folklore and country life. He also published several books about Irish life, folklore and sayings such as " At Slieve Gullion's Foot". His relatives, the Murphy family (Ballynamona Road) shared many evenings with Michael when he came to tell his stories to his family.The priest Luke Donnellan
Luke Donnellan
Luke Anthony Donnellan is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2002, representing Narre Warren North....
spent many years here, and according to some reports may have been from here or at least attended the Protestant school in Aghdavoyle for a time. He would also return here regularly during his time as parish priest in Loughall to collect water from a well near the primary school. The story goes that he didn't like the water in Loughall and found the water from the Dromintee well to be of better quality.
Captain Robert Nairac
Robert Nairac
Captain Robert Laurence Nairac GC was a British Army officer who was abducted from a pub in south County Armagh during an undercover operation and killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army on his fourth tour of duty in Northern Ireland as a Military Intelligence Liaison Officer...
was a British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
officer who was killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army
Provisional Irish Republican Army
The Provisional Irish Republican Army is an Irish republican paramilitary organisation whose aim was to remove Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom and bring about a socialist republic within a united Ireland by force of arms and political persuasion...
and posthumously awarded the George Cross
George Cross
The George Cross is the highest civil decoration of the United Kingdom, and also holds, or has held, that status in many of the other countries of the Commonwealth of Nations...
. He visited the Three Steps Inn in Dromintee on 14 May 1977 and was attacked outside the pub, abducted and killed. His body was never found.
Dromintee is the home of Oriel Sept Clan surname: O'Hare. Many O'Hare's are buried in St Patrick's Church graveyard on Ballymahadda Road.
Sport
St Patrick's Dromintee GAC are the local GAAGaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
club representing the Dromintee and Jonesborough parish.
Dromintee was the home of a former GAA president, Pádraig MacNamee. He served as president from 1938 to 1943 as a representative of Antrim.