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Dromcolliher is a
small Irish town at a crossroads in the south of County Limerick. It
is very close to the border with north County Cork. The village of
Milford is a mere few minutes drive across the border.
There are many variations of 'Drom'. The locals spell it
Dromcollogher, but Drumcolloher, Dromcolloher, Drumcullogher, and
numerous other variations can be found. The name is derived from the
Irish 'Drom Collachair' which means "the ridge of the hazel wood".
Dromcollogher grew in the 1640s when the Courtenay family came to
the area to plant the lands they had received following the defeat
of the Munster Geraldines by the English in 1583. The diamond in the
town centre serves as a reminder of the plantation origins of this
town. The town was renowned as the home of a world famous Dresden
porcelain factory, established here in 1962. Irish Dresden closed
its doors in April 2009.
Dromcolliher was one of the original starting points for the Irish
Co-Op Movement, with the first Co-Operative creamery being
established here in 1889 on the initiative of Horace Plunkett. The
listed building has since been restored, and is a working museum.
Percy French, the renowned Irish song writer, once stayed here and
composed the song "There's Only One Street In Dromcollogher"
Springfield Castle, also known as Drumcollogher Castle was once a
Fitzgerald stronghold, and for many centuries the residence of the
Deane family. Sir Robert Tilson Deane became Baron Muskerry in 1781;
the current Lord Muskerry lives in South Africa. Nowadays the Castle
is occupied by Jonathan and Betty Sykes, who run a deer farm of some
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