Dromiskin

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|image_caption = Round tower at Dromiskin Monastery

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|subdivision_name1 = Leinster

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|subdivision_name3 = County Louth

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| area_total_km2 = 4.47

|population_as_of = 2016

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|population = 1195

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File:Dromiskin.jpg, cemetery, disused church at monastery site, Dromiskin]]

File:Dromiskin Parish Church.jpg

Dromiskin (historically Druminisklin, from {{Irish place name|Droim Ineasclainn}}){{Cite web |title=Droim Ineasclainn / Dromiskin (see archival records) |url=https://www.logainm.ie/33554.aspx |access-date=8 February 2020 |website=logainm.ie |publisher=Placenames Database of Ireland}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Dromiskin Round Tower, Co. Louth |url=http://roundtowers.org/dromiskin/index.html |access-date=8 February 2020 |website=roundtowers.org |quote=Tradition says the monastery here was founded by St Patrick and prospered under St Ronan who died in 664}} The first bishop of Dromiskin was Lughaidh,{{Cite book |last1=O'Clery |url=https://archive.org/details/martyrologydone00reevgoog |title=The martyrology of Donegal |last2=Todd |last3=Reeves |publisher=Irish Archaeological and Celtic Society |year=1864 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/martyrologydone00reevgoog/page/n496 437]–}} 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.{{Cite book |last1=Geoffrey Keating |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofireland00keat |title=The History of Ireland |last2=John O'Mahony |publisher=P. M. Haverty |year=1857 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofireland00keat/page/407 407]–}}

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.

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{{cite web| url = http://www.ucc.ie/celt/online/T100005B/text015.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20010502040625/http://www.ucc.ie/celt/online/T100005B/text015.html| archive-date = 2001-05-02| title = Part 15 of Annals of the Four Masters}} 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. 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,{{Cite book |last=Samuel Lewis |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iI0jwZZ-7TEC&pg=PA449 |title=A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland |publisher=Lewis |year=1837 |pages=449–}} 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.[http://www.cso.ie/census/Census2006Results.htm Central Statistics Office, Census 2006] (Volume 1, Tables 5 and 6) 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.{{Cite web |title=St. Josephs GFC - About |url=http://thejoesgfc.com/about/ |access-date=8 February 2020 |website=thejoesgfc.com |publisher=St. Josephs GFC |quote=Naomh Seosamh CLG was formed in 1961 with the amalgamation of the Dromiskin Unknowns and the Darver Volunteers}} It covers the entire parish of Darver & Dromiskin, and won the Senior county championship (Joe Ward Cup) in 1996 and 2006.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

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.{{Cite web |title=St Peter's Athletic Club, Dromiskin, County Louth, Ireland |url=http://www.stpetersac.com |access-date=8 February 2020 |website=stpetersac.com |publisher=St Peter's AC}}

Transport

Bus Éireann route 168, Annagassan to Dundalk serves Dromiskin Mondays to Fridays inclusive providing one journey in each direction.{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1272289679-168.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111220182944/http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1272289679-168.pdf |archive-date=2011-12-20 |access-date=2011-12-28}}