Drumkeeran
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Drumkeeran is a village in County Leitrim
, Ireland
located at the junction of the R280
and R200 regional road
s. It lies at the foot of Corry Mountain just north of Lough Allen
. Drumkeerin is situated in drumlin
hills northwest of Lough Allen, a lake on the Shannon
.
The Drumkeerin Development Association was formed in the early 1970s. In 1986, Drumkeerin Community Council was established to address the economic development of the village. In 1992, the Drumkeerin Tourist and Development Company was incorporated in order to effect plans of the Community Council. The main thrust of the plan was the establishment of a number of community enterprise workshop units.
Drumkeerin Gaa Club (CLG Droim Caorthainn
) was founded in 1933 and plays an important sporting and social focus in the community.
County Leitrim
County Leitrim is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Leitrim. Leitrim County Council is the local authority for the county...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
located at the junction of the R280
R280 road
The R280 road is a regional road in Ireland linking Bundoran in County Donegal in the north to Carrick-on-Shannon in County Leitrim.En route it passes through Kinlough, Manorhamilton, Drumkeeran and Leitrim village...
and R200 regional road
Regional road
A regional road in Ireland is a class of road not forming a major route , but nevertheless forming a link in the national route network. There are over 11,600 kilometres of regional roads. Regional roads are numbered with three digit route numbers, prefixed by "R" A regional road in Ireland is a...
s. It lies at the foot of Corry Mountain just north of Lough Allen
Lough Allen
Lough Allen is a lake situated on the River Shannon, in the north-central part of Ireland, near Ireland's border region. Most of the lake is in County Leitrim, with a smaller portion in County Roscommon. The lake lies to the south of the river's source, near the Iron Mountains, and is the...
. Drumkeerin is situated in drumlin
Drumlin
A drumlin, from the Irish word droimnín , first recorded in 1833, is an elongated whale-shaped hill formed by glacial ice acting on underlying unconsolidated till or ground moraine.-Drumlin formation:...
hills northwest of Lough Allen, a lake on the Shannon
River Shannon
The River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland at . It divides the west of Ireland from the east and south . County Clare, being west of the Shannon but part of the province of Munster, is the major exception...
.
The Drumkeerin Development Association was formed in the early 1970s. In 1986, Drumkeerin Community Council was established to address the economic development of the village. In 1992, the Drumkeerin Tourist and Development Company was incorporated in order to effect plans of the Community Council. The main thrust of the plan was the establishment of a number of community enterprise workshop units.
Drumkeerin Gaa Club (CLG Droim Caorthainn
CLG Droim Caorthainn
Drumkeerin GAA Club is a Gaelic football Club in Drumkeeran/Drumkeerin, Co. Leitrim, Ireland.The club was formed in 1933 and is situated in North Leitrim.It is bordered to its south by the Arigna area of North Co...
) was founded in 1933 and plays an important sporting and social focus in the community.
Demographics
- Drumkeeran had a population of 242 in 2006. (2002: 249).
See also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland
Religions
- St Brigid Roman Catholic church (built 1869)
- St Joseph Church of IrelandChurch of IrelandThe Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
church (built 1833)
- St Patricia Presbyterian Church (built 1844)