Drumaness
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| Drumaness | |
|---|---|
 Dan Rice Memorial Hall Community Centre | |
  Location within County Down | |
| Population | 1,309 (2021 census) |
| District | |
| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BALLYNAHINCH |
| Postcode district | BT24 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
| UK Parliament | |
| NI Assembly | |
Drumaness (formerly Drumanessy; from Irish Droim an Easa, meaning 'ridge of the waterfall')[1] is a village and townland (of 761 acres) in the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area of County Down, Northern Ireland. It is 3 miles or 5 kilometres south of Ballynahinch, beside the main A24 Belfast to Newcastle road. It is situated in the civil parish of Magheradroll and the historic barony of Kinelarty.[2] In the 2021 census it had a population of 1,309 people.
The population of Drumaness on census day 2011 was 1339 people. The demographic characteristics of the people living in Drumaness was as follows:
- 22.93% were aged under 16 years;
- 10.53% were aged 65 and over; the average age was 32 years (median);
- 48.24% of the population were male and 51.76% were female;
- 88.72% were from a Catholic community background;
- 7.84% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' community
- 26.29% indicated that they had a British national identity, 36.52% had an Irish national identity and 40.70% had a Northern Irish national identity
History and development
Drumaness developed as a mill village in 1850, with the opening of a spinning mill on the banks of the River Cumber. The mill, which was the village's main employer, closed in 1968.[citation needed] Today it is largely a commuter settlement which contains a limited range of services and shops.[citation needed] Christ The King Catholic Primary School and the Church of Christ the King are situated on the Drumsnade Road on the opposite side of the Newcastle Road, approximately a quarter or a mile or 0.5 kilometres south west of the village.
The centre of the village has a number of listed terraces of mill buildings, alleyways, courtyards and a millpond. The Dan Rice Memorial Hall, now used as a community centre, is a listed building. Cumber Bridge Orange Hall (LOL 808) was on Cumber Road but has been demolished.
