Aghadrumsee
| Aghadrumsee | |
| Irish: Átha Droim Sí | |
  Aghadrumsee Aghadrumsee shown within Northern Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°13′43″N 7°16′22″W / 54.2286°N 7.2728°W | |
| Population | (2001) |
|---|---|
| Irish grid reference | |
| District | Fermanagh |
| County | County Fermanagh |
| Constituent country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ENNISKILLEN |
| Postcode district | BT92 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
| Police | Northern Ireland |
| Fire | Northern Ireland |
| Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
| European Parliament | Northern Ireland |
| UK Parliament | Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
| NI Assembly | Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
| List of places: UK • Northern Ireland • Fermanagh | |
Aghadrumsee (Irish: Átha Droim Sí) is a small village in South-Eastern County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Historically the town of Clones has had a significant influence on this rural community mainly due to the railway which used to go through it.
Etymology
The name Aghadrumsee is derived from the Gaelic Agha (field), [1] Droim (hillock), [1] Sidhe and roughly translates as 'field of the fairy hillock'.
Religion
Aghadrumsee comes under the Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic dioceses of Clogher. The parish of Aghadrumsee straddles the border town of Clones, County Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland.
The community is served by a number of churches, the two main ones being St. Mark's Church of Ireland and St. Macartan's Roman Catholic Chapel. There are a small number of gospel halls in the area.
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St. Macartan's - Roman Catholic Chapel
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St. Marks - Church of Ireland
Education
There are currently three primary schools in the local area. Two are Roman Catholic maintained and are located in the townlands of Cornagague and Corranny, and one controlled located in Aghadrumsee. All are sited in rural locations within three miles of each other and fall under the Western Education and Library Board (WELB) catchment area.
- Aghadrumsee Primary School - Controlled
- Cornagague Primary School - Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS)
- Corranny Primary School - Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS)
Historically, the current two storey building which is now attached to the orange hall was the old school at Aghadrumsee. In the Survey of Education in 1826 it was described as costing £120 and was funded by the Kildare Place Society. No figures for enrolment are given as it was not yet open.
The new school was built as a replacement in 1937. It was then enlarged and renovated in 1973-74 to take in children from Magheraveely and Roslea. The school now caters for children from a wide rural area.
Other schools in the local area, which are now closed, included Rateen National School.
Buildings of note
There is an Orange Hall at Aghadrumsee and another one at nearby Dromaddy. There are only two grocery shops (Dernawilt and Corranny) in the area and a solitary local public house (Corranny).
Sport
The area also has a Gaelic Athletic Club called St Macartans Aghadrumsee which provides sport for both men and women. The local badminton team has a good reputation for skillful players.
Administration
The area is in the political ward of Erne East and is represented by politicians from each of the four local parties, Democratic Unionist Party, Ulster Unionist Party, Sinn Féin and the Social Democratic and Labour Party.
References
See also
- List of townlands in County Fermanagh
- List of villages in Northern Ireland
- List of towns in Northern Ireland
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