Dromintee, along with the rest of South Armagh, would have been transferred to the Irish Free State had the recommendations of the Irish Boundary Commission been enacted in 1925.[3]
People
Writer and folklorist Michael J. Murphy (1913–1996) was born in Liverpool, but his parents were from Dromintee and he lived there from the age of eight. He contributed much to the BBC and RTÉ coverage of folklore and country life. He also published several books about Irish life, folklore and sayings, such as At Slieve Gullion's Foot.[4]
CaptainRobert Nairac was a British Army officer who was discovered and killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army and posthumously awarded the George Cross. Nairac was linked to several atrocities during the conflict.[5] He visited The Three Steps Inn in Dromintee on 14 May 1977 and was approached outside the pub, abducted and killed. His body was never found.[6] During "The Troubles" Dromintee was in a heavily militarised zone as the British security forces used hilltops of the Ring of Gullion for observation posts.[7]
↑"Truth of Miami Showband and Captain Robert Nairac revealed". IrishCentral.com. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2025. Heavily redacted Ministry of Defence papers released to the lawyer for the family of one of the victims have confirmed the involvement of Captain Robert Nairac in the murder of three members of the Miami Showband, in July 1975.
