placenamesDrumbane
An Drom Bán
Drumbane, also locally called Drombane, has a sporting history reaching back to the early years of the GAA.
The name
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Recorded forms
- An Drom Bán · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Drumbane · English · main form
- Drombane · English · main form · local name
Place & story
An early county championship
Drombane formed a team in 1886 after a large tournament in Thurles inspired local players. In 1894 the side won the county hurling championship, defeating Thurles at Holycross. Captain Fergus Moriarty and Paddy Riordan were among the players remembered in Tipperary GAA’s account of the club’s early years. [2]
The grounds at Drombane
Upperchurch Drombane purchased its present field in 1969. Later improvements brought dressing rooms, a gym and meeting space to the clubhouse. A walking track around the pitch extended the grounds’ role beyond matches and training, providing a place for the wider community to walk. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Tipperary
- Barony
- Kilnamanagh Upper
- Civil parish
- Moyaliff
- Coordinates
- 52.65526, -7.97044 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 1414519 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Drumbane. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Tipperary Club Focus: Upperchurch Drombane GAA Club · Michael Quinn; Tipperary GAA
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2012-02-08. How this page was prepared.