Dromintee
Dromintee or Drumintee[1] (from Irish Druim an Tighe, meaning 'ridge of the house', or Droim an Tí in modern Irish)[1] is a small village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 364 people. It lies within the Newry and Mourne District Council area. It sits within the Ring of Gullion AONB.[2] HistoryDromintee, along with the rest of South Armagh, would have been transferred to the Irish Free State had the recommendations of the Irish Boundary Commission been enacted in 1925.[3] People
SportDromintee was home to the first Gaelic Athletic Association club in the county, briefly active in 1887. Jonesboro Border Rangers GFC was active from the 1920s to 1946, and the present club, Dromintee St Patrick's GAC (Cumann Naomh Pádraig), was formed in 1952 and represents the Dromintee and Jonesborough parish. Gaelic football and camogie are played.[7] Dromintee was the home of a former GAA President, Pádraig MacNamee. He served as President from 1938 to 1943 as a representative of Antrim.[8] ChurchChurch of St Patrick, Dromintee, is the parish church of Dromintree.[9] References
External links54°05′N 6°26′W / 54.083°N 6.433°W
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