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Dromahane Drom Atháin | |
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Village | |
.jpg) Pub and shop in Dromahane | |
  Dromahane Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:52°6′19″N8°41′27″W / 52.10528°N 8.69083°W /52.10528; -8.69083 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Population | 959 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Dromahane (Irish:Drom Atháin) is a village located 5 km (3.1 mi) south west of the town ofMallow, County Cork,Ireland on theR619regional road. Centred on a main crossroads, the village overlooks theBlackwater Valley. As of the2016 census, Dromahane had a population of 959 people.[1]
Dromahane is within of thecivil parish of Kilshannig. There are severalringforts in the area and Dromineen Castle is nearby. st Peters Church was finished in 1904 and was renovated in 1956
By road, the Dromahane junction is 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Mallow on theN20. Alternate routes from Mallow include taking the "Navigation Road" or the "Old Cork Road".[citation needed]
Although the main rail line between Mallow and Kerry passes just to the north of the village, the nearest railway station isMallow railway station about 6 km away.
The village has twopubs,Hickey's Beer Garden andThe Russell Inn, which is more commonly referred to asCorkery's Pub. Hickey's also operates anoff licence. The village has just the one shop.[citation needed]
South of Dromahane is the Dromore "Point to Point" race track, which draws crowds from all over Munster to the village for the horse racing event.[citation needed]
Other businesses located in the village include a nursing home, a joinery, printers, electricians, hauliers, plumbers, plant hire, ironmonger and agri-contractor.[citation needed]
The village has a large schoolprimary (national) school. The nearestsecondary schools are in Mallow town.
The village also has St Peter'sRoman Catholic church.
The local underage GAA club is calledThomas Russell's and they have their grounds in the village ofGlantane, located 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Dromahane. There is also a tennis club in the area.[citation needed]
Thomas Russell, sometimes referred to as "the man from God knows where", was born in the village on 21 November 1767.[2] He was a founding member of theUnited Irishmen and was hanged in 1803 inDownpatrick gaol for his involvement in uprisings against the British.[citation needed]
An old graveyard (Kilshannig) is located north of the village and this is whereDaniel O'Connell's maternal ancestors are buried. Also, the parents ofThomas Croke, after whomCroke Park is named, are buried here.[citation needed]
In his bookMo Sgéal Féin, Canon Peter O'Leary (Peadar Ua Laoghaire) talks about Dromahane in a discussion of his ancestry. He says his mother's father, Conor O'Leary, married Nell Hickey of Dromathane (an alternate spelling). From the translation by Cyril Ó Céirnín published in 1987:
