Dromiskin

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Village in County Louth, Ireland

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::summary Village in County Louth, Ireland ::

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Field	Value
name	Dromiskin
native_name	Droim Ineasclainn
native_name_lang	ga
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	Round_Tower_at_Dromiskin,_Co.Louth-geograph.org.uk-_1775014.jpg
image_caption	Round tower at Dromiskin Monastery
pushpin_map	Ireland
pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Ireland
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Ireland
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Leinster
subdivision_type3	County
subdivision_name3	County Louth
unit_pref	Metric
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	4.47
population_as_of	2016
population_footnotes
population_total	1195
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	WET
utc_offset1	+0
timezone1_DST	IST (WEST)
utc_offset1_DST	-1
coordinates
blank_name	Irish Grid Reference
blank_info
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Dromiskin (historically Druminisklin, from ) is a village and townland in County Louth, Ireland. It is situated 10 km south of Dundalk, about 1 km inland from the Irish coast. The village is in a civil parish of the same name.

History

The village was home to a monastery for hundreds of years, which was reputedly associated with Saint Patrick. The first bishop of Dromiskin was Lughaidh, son of Aengus mac Nadfraoch the first Christian king of Munster. St Patrick reputedly pierced Aengus's foot with his pastoral staff during the baptism, which he accepted was part of the ritual.

Áed Findliath monarch of Ireland, son of Niall Caille, retired to and died at Dromiskin. The Chronicon Scotorum records his death at 879. O'Donovan records his death as 876 and the Annals of Ulster place it at 878. Dromiskin was then in the territory of Conaille.

The next few hundred years were turbulent times for Dromiskin. The constant plundering by both Vikings and Irish destroyed the Abbey and dispersed the monks. Annudh macRuaire rampaged through the territory in 1043 and Dromiskin was destroyed. The ecclesiastical site was abandoned and the monks took refuge in the neighbouring Abbey of Saint Mochta, the possessions of this ancient church being placed in the hands of the Prior of Louth Abbey.

Dromiskin served as the home to the Archbishops of Armagh for a time. The Archbishops of Armagh lived at Dromiskin House. The 14th-century Archbishop Milo Sweetman is buried here.

The old ninth-century round tower and parts of the Abbey still remain. From the tower, there is a view of all of Dundalk Bay and the surrounding countryside.

Parish

The village is part of the parish of Darver and Dromiskin parish, Darver being a neighbouring village. The parish is bounded by the Fane River on the north and by the Glyde River on the south.

Demographics

Since the mid-1990s, Dromiskin, like many areas in County Louth, has seen an increase in population. In 2006, 992 people were living in Dromiskin. By 2016, the population of the village had increased to 1,195. According to 2016 census figures, 221 of the village's 391 private houses were built between 1991 and 2010.

Sport

The local Gaelic football club, St. Joseph's, was formed in 1961. It covers the entire parish of Darver & Dromiskin, and won the Senior county championship (Joe Ward Cup) in 1996 and 2006.

As of 2011, the club was playing Intermediate level championship as well as Division 2 league football, having been relegated from League Division 1 in 2010. The club's Minor (U-18) team won the county championship for the first time in 2009 and retained the championship in 2010. St Peter's Athletic Club is located in the outskirts of the village.

Transport

Bus Éireann route 168, Annagassan to Dundalk serves Dromiskin Mondays to Fridays inclusive providing one journey in each direction.

Notable people

William Boyle (1853–1923), dramatist and short story writer
Sir Faithful Fortescue (1585–1666), a royalist commander during the English Civil War who bought lands at Dromiskin
Henry Ó Mealláin (c. 1579 – after 1642), Franciscan friar

References

"Dromiskin Map, Louth, Ireland".
(April 2016). "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Dromiskin". Central Statistics Office.
"Droim Ineasclainn / Dromiskin (see archival records)". Placenames Database of Ireland.
"Dromiskin Round Tower, Co. Louth".
(1864). "The martyrology of Donegal". Irish Archaeological and Celtic Society.
(1857). "The History of Ireland". P. M. Haverty.
"Part 15 of Annals of the Four Masters".
Samuel Lewis. (1837). "A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland". Lewis.
[https://www.cso.ie/census/Census2006Results.htm Central Statistics Office, Census 2006] (Volume 1, Tables 5 and 6)
"St. Josephs GFC - About". St. Josephs GFC.
"St Peter's Athletic Club, Dromiskin, County Louth, Ireland". St Peter's AC.
"Archived copy".

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