Drinagh

Drinagh
'Draighneach'

Village

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Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 51°39′14″N 9°8′45″W / 51.65389°N 9.14583°W
Country Ireland
Province Munster
County County Cork
Population (2006)
  Total 207
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
  Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference W203449

Drinagh (Irish: Draighneach) is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It lies on the R637 road between the towns of Dunmanway and Skibbereen.

Drinagh is also close to Rosscarbery and Drimoleague. It has a tennis court, post office, two churches, one primary school, two pubs, two grocery stores, a hardware store and a creamery. Curraghalickey lake is located 3 km east of the village and provides the mains water supply for the village.

According to the 2011 census, the population of Drinagh is 596, which is an increase of 9.2% from 2006.[1]

There is also an area called Drinagh, 4 km from the town of Wexford, on the Wexford-Rosslare road, which now includes a number of industrial and commercial businesses.

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