placenamesGlasdrumman
An Ghlasdromainn
Glasdrumman's heritage includes a surviving Mourne farm-building type, a school amalgamation and an enduring association with broadcaster Derek Davis.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- An Ghlasdromainn · Irish · main form · validated name
- Glasdrumman · English · main form
- Glassdrummond · English · main form · local name
Place & story
A dated Mourne farm building
An official historic-building survey records a two-storey granite farm building on Glassdrumman Road with a datestone of 1907. An outside flight of thirteen granite steps reaches the upper floor, above ground-level doors. The survey identifies it as a surviving example of a type once common in Mourne but increasingly altered elsewhere. A building appears at the location on the 1834 Ordnance Survey map, although the survey regards the present structure as its replacement. [2]
St Mary’s and the parish school
St Mary's Primary School, Glasdrumman, became one of three schools brought together to form St Columban's Primary School in September 2018. The others were Moneydarragh Primary School and St Joseph's in Ballymartin. St Columban's own account identifies the new institution as the parish primary school for Lower Mourne. The amalgamation therefore connects Glasdrumman's educational history with neighbouring communities along the Mourne coast. [3]
Derek Davis and the local club
Glasdrumman GAC's tribute of May 2015 describes the lasting friendship that followed Derek Davis's involvement in Celebrity Bainisteoir in 2009. His association continued beyond the television competition: he attended matches, helped club events and entertained annual presentation nights. The club remembered his final visit, to support its team against Aughlisnafin only weeks before his death. This was an ongoing relationship with the community, recorded by the club members who knew him. [4]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Glasdrumman. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Historic building record HB16/01/064, surveyed 20 June 1997 · Department for Communities, Historic Environment Division
- Admissions: formation of St Columban’s Primary School · St Columban’s Primary School
- Tribute to the late Derek Davis RIP, 15 May 2015 · Glasdrumman GAC
- Saint Mary’s Chapel near Glasdrumman, as photographed in 2011 illustration: based on a St Mary's Catholic Chapel, Glasdrumman by Eric Jones. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2019-10-08. How this page was prepared.