Dromineer

This article is about a village in Tipperary. For the similarly named village in Armagh, see Dromintee.

Dromineer Drom Inbhir
—  Town  —
Dromineer Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°33′N 8°10′W / 52.55°N 8.16°W / 52.55; -8.16Coordinates: 52°33′N 8°10′W / 52.55°N 8.16°W / 52.55; -8.16
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	North Tipperary
Elevation	43 m (141 ft)
Population (2006)
- Urban	118
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
- Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference	R815858

Dromineer Castle

Dromineer (Irish: Drom Inbhir, meaning "ridge of the river mouth") is a small village in North Tipperary, Ireland. It is situated on the shores of Lough Derg on the River Shannon. The village is located 10 kilometres north of Nenagh. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Ormond Lower.

Features

Home to an 11th century towerhouse, idyllic scenery, a public harbour and other facilities, it is a popular place to visit, especially for those out boating on the lake. The name Dromineer in Irish is "Drom Inbhir", meaning the back or the ford of the river.

Amenities in Dromineer include restaurant and pub (The Whiskey Still), accommodation (such as The Dromineer Hostel) and a children's playground.

Dromineer is home to the Lough Derg Lifeboat, which is the RNLI's third inland lifeboat station and was the first inland station in the Republic of Ireland.

Sport

• Kildangan GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.
• Fishing is a popular activity on both the lake and the nearby Nenagh river from Nenagh Boat Club, Lough Derg Yacht Club and Shannon Sailing.
• Lough Derg Yacht Club, which is the third-oldest yacht club in the world^{[citation needed]} and one of two clubs with a fleet of Shannon-One-Design sailing dinghies.
• Irish Paramotoring Club.

See also

• List of civil parishes of North Tipperary