About Drumaness
Drumaness 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 Magheradrool and the historic barony of Kinelarty. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 1, 280 people. DemographyThe population of Drumaness on Census day was 1280 people. The demographic characteristics of the people living in Drumaness was as follows: 31. 4% were aged under 16 years; 11. 1% were aged 60 and over; the average age was 30. 7 years ; 47. 7% of the population were male and 52. 3% were female; 91. 7% were from a Catholic community background; 7. 4% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian ' community 6. 3% were born outside Northern Ireland; and 0. 5% were from an ethnic group other than white. History and developmentDrumaness developed as a mill village in 1850, with the opening of a spinning mill on the banks of the River Cumber. The village lost its employment role in 1968 following the closure of the mill and today it is largely a commuter settlement. It contains a limited range of services and shops. Christ The King Catholic Primary 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.
Drumaness Description
Drumaness 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 Magheradrool and the historic barony of Kinelarty. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 1, 280 people. DemographyThe population of Drumaness on Census day was 1280 people. The demographic characteristics of the people living in Drumaness was as follows: 31. 4% were aged under 16 years; 11. 1% were aged 60 and over; the average age was 30. 7 years ; 47. 7% of the population were male and 52. 3% were female; 91. 7% were from a Catholic community background; 7. 4% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian ' community 6. 3% were born outside Northern Ireland; and 0. 5% were from an ethnic group other than white. History and developmentDrumaness developed as a mill village in 1850, with the opening of a spinning mill on the banks of the River Cumber. The village lost its employment role in 1968 following the closure of the mill and today it is largely a commuter settlement. It contains a limited range of services and shops. Christ The King Catholic Primary 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.