Drumaness Mills manager Ciaran Brannigan admits a dream Irish Cup trip to Premiership giants Glentoran “would mean everything” to the Amateur League outfit after they booked their spot in the sixth round for the first time in club history.

After beating struggling Championship side Armagh City 4-1 at Holm Park on Saturday thanks to goals from Adam Garland, Reece Doyle, Jack Sharvin and Declan Looney, Drumaness are the sole non-Irish League team remaining in the competition.

Their reward is a potential trip to 23-time champions Glentoran, who will have to overcome third-tier Strabane Athletic on January 20 after their scheduled weekend clash was postponed due to a frozen pitch at Melvin Park Arena.

"It’s a big, big task for us and we’re excited for that one,” Brannigan said on BBC Sportsound. “It’s a mouth-watering tie for us.

placeholder image — Drumaness Mills have booked their spot in the Irish Cup sixth round after beating Armagh City. (Photo by Drumaness Mills FC)

"It’s huge. We were all sitting waiting on the draw coming out and when we heard it was Strabane or Glentoran, there was a huge cheer.

"We’ll be excited for it. It’s not a prize (Irish Cup) that we think we can go on and win but we’ll enjoy every moment of it.

"It would mean everything (if we got a chance to go to The Oval).

"The machinery has just arrived onto the pitch this week to build a new 3G for us. It’s a tight-knit community, we haven’t been to the fifth round in 20 years and never been to the sixth round so we’re into new territory...we’ll enjoy every moment.”

Seven of Saturday’s 15 scheduled Irish Cup ties were postponed due to failed pitch inspections across Northern Ireland with Drumaness’ trip to Armagh also in early doubt before Holm Park was deemed playable.

All associated with the Co Down club were planning to enjoy their weekend after historic success and Brannigan felt his side were full value for the victory.

"We got a bit of a scare when there was a pitch inspection called for 11:15am because we had a bus journey planned and we were always going to enjoy the day,” he added. “Thankfully we’ve got the win and we’re in the next round.

"We played very well in patches and ran out worthy 4-1 winners in my view.”