Drumaness
| Drumaness | |
|---|---|
Dan Rice Memorial Hall Community Centre | |
Location within County Down | |
| Population | 1,280 (2001 census) |
| District | |
| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BALLYNAHINCH |
| Postcode district | BT24 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
| UK Parliament | |
| NI Assembly | |
Drumaness (formerly Drumanessy; from Irish Droim an Easa, meaning 'ridge of the waterfall') is a village and townland (of 761 acres) in the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area of County Down, Northern Ireland. It is 3 miles or 5 kilometres south of Ballynahinch, beside the main A24 Belfast to Newcastle road. It is situated in the civil parish of Magheradroll and the historic barony of Kinelarty. In the 2011 census it had a population of 1,339 people.