Aghadrumsee
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Aghadrumsee 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.
words: meaning field; meaning ridge, and meaning sallow. This would give it the meaning of "field of the ridge of sallows".
The see syllable in the current spelling of Aghadrumsee is a homophone of sidhe
. This gives Aghadrumsee its folklore
meaning of 'field of the fairy hillock.'
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.
The old school in Aghadrumsee is now the two storey building attached to the orange hall. According to the 1826 Survey of Education it cost £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.
called St Macartans Aghadrumsee which provides sport for both men and women. The local badminton team has a good reputation for skillful players.
, Ulster Unionist Party
, Sinn Féin
and the Social Democratic and Labour Party
.
County Fermanagh
Fermanagh District Council is the only one of the 26 district councils in Northern Ireland that contains all of the county it is named after. The district council also contains a small section of County Tyrone in the Dromore and Kilskeery road areas....
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. Historically the town of Clones
Clones
Clones is a small town in western County Monaghan, in the 'border area' of the Republic of Ireland. The area is part of the Border Region, earmarked for economic development by the Irish Government due to its currently below-average economic situation...
has had a significant influence on this rural community mainly due to the railway which used to go through it.
Etymology
The earliest known spelling of Aghadrumsee is Aghadromsillagh in 1609, and its modern Irish translation (Achadh Dhruim Saileach) is based on this earlier name. This is derived from the GaelicGoidelic languages
The Goidelic languages or Gaelic languages are one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic languages, the other consisting of the Brythonic languages. Goidelic languages historically formed a dialect continuum stretching from the south of Ireland through the Isle of Man to the north of Scotland...
words: meaning field; meaning ridge, and meaning sallow. This would give it the meaning of "field of the ridge of sallows".
The see syllable in the current spelling of Aghadrumsee is a homophone of sidhe
Sídhe
The aos sí are a supernatural race in Irish mythology and Scottish mythology are comparable to the fairies or elves. They are said to live underground in the fairy mounds, across the western sea, or in an invisible world that coexists with the world of humans...
. This gives Aghadrumsee its folklore
Folklore
Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The study of folklore is sometimes called...
meaning of 'field of the fairy hillock.'
Religion
Aghadrumsee comes under the Church of IrelandChurch of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
and Roman Catholic dioceses of Clogher
Clogher
Clogher is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Blackwater, south of Omagh. The United Kingdom Census of 2001 recorded a population of 309.-History:...
. The parish of Aghadrumsee straddles the border town of Clones, County Monaghan
County Monaghan
County Monaghan is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Monaghan. Monaghan County Council is the local authority for the county...
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
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
and St. Macartan's Roman Catholic Chapel. There are a small number of gospel halls in the area.
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)
The old school in Aghadrumsee is now the two storey building attached to the orange hall. According to the 1826 Survey of Education it cost £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 ClubGaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
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 PartyDemocratic Unionist Party
The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the...
, Ulster Unionist Party
Ulster Unionist Party
The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
, Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
and the Social Democratic and Labour Party
Social Democratic and Labour Party
The Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom...
.
See also
- List of townlands in County Fermanagh
- List of villages in Northern Ireland
- List of towns in Northern Ireland