Drimoleague - West Cork, Ireland

Welcome to Drimoleague in the Heart of West Cork, Ireland

ANNUAL EVENTS IN DRIMOLEAGUE

First weekend in May..................................................................An Feile Beág (Four day event)

Sunday the 16th of Aug...............................................................Field Sulky & Harness Racing

Sunday the 20th of July...............................................................Show and Family Day

August the 30th............................................................................Trashing...Railway Yard

December 26th (St. Stephen's Day)..........................................Drimoleague Races

This site was last updated on 01st Sep 2010

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Drimoleague, on route 586, nestles peacefully on the banks of the River Ruagagh, which is a tributary of the Ilen River, which flows into Skibbereen. Drom-Dha-Liagh is Irish for the "Ridge or Back of Two Flagstones".

A few hundred yards from the Village is the Famine Memorial on the site of the Famine Pit.

The old Village of Drimoleague was referred to as Bothar Srufawn which is Irish for "The road of Srufawn" called after Saint Srufawn. It was situated on both sides of the rock road, due North of the present Village. In the present Village we have Tobar Srufawn, which is Irish for the "Well of Srufawn" and also Droichead Srufawn which is Irish for "The Bridge of Srufawn".

The top of the Rock, in Irish, "Barr na Carraige", is a lofty eminence a quarter of a mile North of the Village. It was here that the "Big Fair" was held on September 25th. Tradition relates that Saint Finbarr passed through the "Rock" on his way to "Gougane Barra". Up until 1879 the "Big Fair" was held here. The "Fair" was subsequently transferred to the Village and is still held annually.

During one such "Fair Day" on the "Rock", O'Donavan Rossa visited to enrol men in the "Fenian Movement". He was instrumental in preventing a very well organised faction fight, for which the Fairs were famous.

DRIMOLEAGUE
AND ITS
ENVIRONS

Drimoleague Heritage Walkway

• Colour- coded pages for each walk
• Pull out map showing all the walks
• Fascinating History and Heritage sections
• Learn all about the people and the places
• Study the bio - diversity of this beautiful area

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Website : www.drimoleaguewalkway.com

reminiscences from drimoleague

published by
The local Drimoleague Community Development Association (DCDA),
A "must have book" for any resident of Drimoleague.
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