Drumaness

Drumaness (formerly Drumanessy; from Irish:Droim an Easa, meaning "ridge of the waterfall") is a village and townland (of 761 acres) in the Down District Council area of County Down, Northern Ireland. It is 5 kilometres south of Ballynahinch, beside the main A24 Belfast to Newcastle road. It is situated in the civil parish of Magheradrool and the historic barony of Kinelarty. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,280 people.