Drumaness

Drumaness (formerly Drumanessy; from Irish Droim an Easa, meaning "ridge of the waterfall") 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. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 1,339 people.

Drumaness
Dan Rice Memorial Hall Community Centre
Location within County Down
Population1,280 (2001 Census)
District
  • Newry, Mourne and Down
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtBT24
Dialling code028
UK Parliament
  • South Down
NI Assembly
  • South Down
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