Dromina (Irish: Drom Aidhne) is a village and townland in County Cork, Ireland.[2][3] 9 km south-west of Charleville, the village is in the civil parish of Shandrum,[3] close to the village of Newtownshandrum. As of the 2016 census, Dromina had a population of 275 people,[1] up from 207 as of the 1996 census.[4]
Dromina
Drom Aidhne | |
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Village | |
 Closed garage and petrol station in Dromina | |
  Dromina Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°18′50″N 8°48′07″W / 52.314°N 8.802°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Cork |
| Population | 275 |
| Irish Grid Reference | R453183 |
The local church, Saints Peter and Paul church (built in 1936),[5] is in Shandrum parish within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne.[6] As of the start of the 2020 school year, Dromina's national (primary) school had an enrollment of 68 pupils.[7]
See also edit
- Dromina GAA, the local Gaelic Athletic Association club
References edit
- ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Dromina". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Drom Aidhne / Dromina". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Dromina Townland, Co. Cork". townlands.ie. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Dromina (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Saints Peter and Paul Church, Dromina, Dromina, Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Parish: Shandrum". cloynediocese.ie. Diocese of Cloyne. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "School Detail: Druimne N S, Dromina, Charleville". education.ie. Department of Education. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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