Dromina () is a village and
townland
A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic orig ...
in
County Cork
County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns a ...
, Ireland.
It is situated in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
of Shandrum,
close to the village of
Newtownshandrum. As of the 2016 census, Dromina had a population of 275 people,
up from 207 as of the 1996 census.
The local church, Saints Peter and Paul church (built in 1936), is in Shandrum parish within the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne
The Diocese of Cloyne ( ga, Deoise Chluana) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly, Cashel (also known as ...
. As of the start of the 2020 school year, Dromina's
national (primary) school had an enrollment of 68 pupils.
See also
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Dromina GAA
Dromina GAA (Druimne CLG) is a Gaelic Athletic Association junior hurling club in Dromina, County Cork, Ireland. The club participates in competitions organized by Cork GAA county board and in Avondhu divisional championships.
Achievements
...
, the local Gaelic Athletic Association club
References
Towns and villages in County Cork
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