placenamesDrumone
Droim Eamhna
Two distinctive buildings preserve different sides of village life in Drumone.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Droim Eamhna · Irish · main form · validated name
- Drumone · English · main form
Place & story
Saint Mary’s
Saint Mary’s Catholic church was built in 1834 on a cross-shaped plan, with a sacristy on its south side. Limestone dressings frame its pointed windows, where carved timber tracery surrounds stained glass. Mosaics and other interior details add colour to the relatively plain exterior. The church, graveyard, stone boundary walls and iron entrance gates form a coherent village landmark. [2]
A place for handball
The nearby handball alley dates from about 1920. Its H-shaped arrangement provided two courts, enclosed by rendered walls. Stone gate piers and double iron gates mark the entrance. The National Inventory recorded the alley as disused in its 2002 survey, preserving evidence of a sporting space once part of local social life. [3]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Drumone. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, Garrynabolie: NIAH 14311002 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Garrynabolie handball alley: NIAH 14311003 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Former bar at Drumone, as photographed in2024 illustration: based on a Former bar (1), Drumone, Co. Meath by P L Chadwick. 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 2026-08-05. How this page was prepared.