Drumcree, County Westmeath

Druim Criadh
Drumcree
Town

Entering Druim Criadh, facing west towards Granard
Druim Criadh

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 53°38′50″N 7°12′30″W / 53.64722°N 7.208201°W / 53.64722; -7.208201Coordinates: 53°38′50″N 7°12′30″W / 53.64722°N 7.208201°W / 53.64722; -7.208201
Country Ireland
Province Leinster
County County Westmeath
Elevation 118 m (387 ft)
Population (2006)
  Urban 326
  Rural 355
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
  Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference N500673
Website www.westmeathcoco.ie

Druim Criadh (anglicised as Drumcree) is a small village in County Westmeath in Ireland on the R395 regional road. This village is part of St Mary's Parish, Collinstown, and a sister parish of St Feichin's, Fore.

The village is situated upon a crossroads, fringes parts of the Barbavilla Bog, the Glackstown Bog, and Mullacruaigh bog, all of which have been harvested for winter fuel for generations by the neighbouring communities.


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