Aghadrumsee

Aghadrumsee
Irish: Achadh Dhruim Saileach
Aghadrumsee
 Aghadrumsee shown within Northern Ireland
Population
(2001)
Irish grid referenceH466315
DistrictFermanagh
CountyCounty Fermanagh
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town ENNISKILLEN
Postcode district BT92
Dialling code 028
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Coordinates: 54°13′43″N 7°16′22″W / 54.2286°N 7.2728°W

Aghadrumsee (from Irish Achadh Dhruim Saileach, meaning "field of the ridge of sallows")[1] 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 earliest known spelling of Aghadrumsee is Aghadromsillagh in 1609,[1] and its modern Irish translation (Achadh Dhruim Saileach) is based on this earlier name.[1] This is derived from the Gaelic words: achadh meaning field; druim meaning ridge, and saileach meaning sallow.[2][3] This would give it the meaning of "field of the ridge of sallows".[1]

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.'[1]

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.

Education

There are currently two primary schools in the local area. A Roman Catholic maintained which is located in the townland of Tattynageeragh 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.

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 Cornagague, Corranny, 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.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Placenames NI - Aghadrumsee
  2. Flanagan, Deirdre & Laurence, Irish Place Names, pages 12 & 75. Gill and Macmillan, 2002. ISBN 0-7171-3396-6
  3. "Library Ireland - Sailech". Retrieved 29 June 2010.