| Drumaness | |
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 Dan Rice Memorial Hall Community Centre | |
  Location withinCounty Down | |
| Population | 1,309 (2021 census) |
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| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BALLYNAHINCH |
| Postcode district | BT24 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
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Drumaness (formerly Drumanessy; fromIrishDroim an Easa, meaning 'ridge of the waterfall')[1] is avillage andtownland (of 761 acres) in theNewry, Mourne and Down District Council area ofCounty Down,Northern Ireland. It is 3 miles or 5 kilometres south ofBallynahinch, beside the main A24Belfast toNewcastle road. It is situated in thecivil parish of Magheradroll and the historicbarony ofKinelarty.[2] In the2021 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:
Drumaness developed as a mill village in 1850, with the opening of a spinning mill on the banks of theRiver 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 CatholicPrimary 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 acommunity centre, is alisted building. Cumber Bridge Orange Hall (LOL 808) was on Cumber Road but has been demolished.
Former world champion MMA Fighter Paul McVeigh started his martial arts with Down Community Jujitsu Clubs in Drumaness. Down Community JuJitsu Clubs (DCJJC) were first opened on 6 January 1999, by sensei Gerald McAlister who won the Irish MMA championship in 2000. DCJJC are members of the Cobra Martial Arts Association (CMAA).
Drumaness is in the Parish of Magheradroll. There is evidence ofGaelic football being played in the parish as far back as 1889 when a club was in existence in Glassdrummond, on the Belfast side of Ballynahinch. A club was formed in Ballynahinch in 1935 and continued until it moved to Drumaness in February 1957, where it has remained ever since. The DownAll-Ireland-winning footballerPeter Withnell is a native of Drumaness.[3] Drumaness GAA club recently reopened itscamogie club.[when?]
Drumaness Mills F.C. are a localfootball club playing in the NAFL Premier Division of theNorthern Amateur Football League.
Drumaness SuperKings Cricket Club plays in theNCU Senior League.[citation needed]
