Dripsey

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Dripsey is the largest area of the mid Cork parish called Inniscarra. Other areas in this parish are Berrings, Cloghroe, Tower and Mathey. Dripsey is located on the secondary road from Cork to Macroom. Other villages on this route are Coachford and Carrig a Droichead.

1 Brief History
2 Landmarks
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Brief History

Dripsey's name is derived from the Irish name Druipseach, which means muddy river. It is made up of Lower Dripsey, Dripsey Cross and Model Village. Model Village is the most populated part with approximately 8,000 people. Dripsey became built up in the Model Village largely due to the potato rush of 1898. There is a woolen mills located on the Dripsey river, which eventually closed down in the 1980s.^{[citation needed]}

Though Dripsey is part of the parish, it broke away from Inniscarra in 2003/2004^{[citation needed]} to form its own GAA club. The club's most notable success happened in 2005 when it won the County Junior B Chamionship.^{[citation needed]}

In 1999, the "shortest" St. Patrick's Day parade took place in Dripsey.^[1]

[edit] Landmarks

There are the ruins of an old castle in Dripsey, which was attacked and captured by Cromwellian troops around 1650^[2]. It is located in an area known locally as the pond. The pond was actually used to run the turbines back when the woolen mill was still in operation.

There is a monument erected on the road from Dripsey to Coachford dedicated to the men who died after a failed ambush against the English army during the War of Independence^[3].

Today Dripsey has only one pub (The Weigh Inn), one shop (Mary Lars) which also doubles as the post office.

Dripsey has one primary school and one play school with many of the children attending secondary education in the nearby village of Coachford.

[edit] External links

Dripsey Council home page

[edit] References

^ The Wearing of the Green: A History of St. Patrick's Day - Mike Cronin, Daryl Adair - Page 247. ISBN 041518004X [1]
^ Dripsey Council page. Carrignamuck Castle. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
^ Capture of I.R.A. Volunteers at Dripsey. Dripsey Ambush. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.