Draperstown

Name

• the Cross, in reference to the crossroads where the market was held,
• Moyheelan, after the townland of Moyheeland, which it was founded in,
• the Cross of Ballynascreen, after the fact that it was the main crossroads in the parish of Ballynascreen,
• Ballinascreen, after the Roman Catholic parish.
• Draperstown-cross, after the crossroads that were the main feature of the settlement
• Ballynacross, of which the Irish form Baile na Croise, meaning "townland of the crossroad", is used as the present Irish name for Draperstown.

Local landmarks

• St. Columba's Church, Church of Ireland, Tobermore Road, built 1888
• Courthouse, 20 High Street, built 1839.
• Presbyterian Meeting House, 47 High Street, built 1843
• The core of the village was designated a Conservation Area in 1979.

  Demography

• 24.4% were aged under 16 and 15.0% were aged 60 and over
• 48.9% of the population were male and 51.1% were female
• 96.7% were from a Catholic background and 2.8% were from a Protestant background
• 4.3% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed.

  Events

Transport

Education

• Naíscoil na Speiríní, an Irish language medium pre-school, in which all subjects are taught in Irish.
• Gaelscoil na Speiríní, an Irish language medium primary school, in which all subjects are taught in Irish.
• St Mary's Primary School
• St Colm's High School

  Sport

• St Colms's GAC Ballinascreen is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club. The club provides teams in Gaelic football, hurling, ladies football and camogie. Dean McGlinchey Park is the club's ground.
• Draperstown Celtic FC is the local football team who play at Cahore playing fields.