Drimoleague
Drimoleague is a village on the R586 regional road at its junction with the R593 in County Cork, Ireland. It lies roughly halfway between the towns of Dunmanway and Bantry. It is within the parish of Dromdaleague.History
Drimoleague was founded in and around 1851 in the townland of Baurnahulla, after Drimoleague railway station was built on the Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway line. Situated in West Cork, Drimoleague is home to approximately 450 residents. Local amenities include four public houses, a local GAA club and pitch as well as a number of tourist attractions.
In 1956 a new Catholic Church was completed, designed by Frank Murphy. It is credited as West Cork's first building in the modernist style.
Clodagh Standing Stones, a Stone Age site, lie 4.8 km to the northeast.
Drimoleague is the start for one of the five Pilgrim Paths of Ireland, St. Finbar's Pilgrim Path, which ends 35-kilometers away in Gougane Barra.Gallery
