Drumcong (Irish: Droim Conga, meaning "Ridge of the Cong, a narrow neck or strait")[1][2] is a village in County Leitrim, Ireland, located between Lough Scur and Carrickaport Lough.[3]
Drumcong
Droim Conga | |
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Village | |
 St. Brigid's R.C. Church in Drumcong | |
  Drumcong Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°01′41″N 7°58′20″W / 54.0281°N 7.9722°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Leitrim |
| Elevation | 69 m (226 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | H018087 |
Overview edit
Drumcong is between Ballinamore and Carrick-on-Shannon on the R208 road. The village consists of St. Bridget's National School, also known as Drumcong Central School,[4] St. Brigid's Church, burial grounds, and two businesses. St. Brigid's Church, of Roman Catholic denomination, is a barn church which was restored after falling into disuse for two decades.
The Lakeside Tavern, a pub and shop, is owned and operated by James and Eilis Cardiff.[5] Drumcong is classed as a Tier 4 Village in Leitrim County Council's Development Plan 2009–2015.[6]
The village of Drumcong developed around Kiltubrid Railway Station, which opened on 16 June 1885 and closed on 18 October 1958.[citation needed]
See also edit
Notes and references edit
Primary sources edit
- ^ O'Donovan's Name Books (Kiltubrid) Parish Compiled by John O'Donovan in 1835. Re-arranged and re-typed by FAS Project in Leitrim Genealogy Centre, Ballinamore in 1994.
- ^ Joyce 1913, pp. 319.
- ^ Leitrim Observer 1970, pp. 3.
- ^ "Citizens Information".
- ^ "The Lakeside Tavern".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.leitrimcoco.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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Secondary sources edit
- Joyce, P. W. (Patrick Weston) (1913). Irish names of places (PDF). Vol. v.3. Dublin : Phoenix.
External links edit
Media related to Drumcong, County Leitrim, Ireland at Wikimedia Commons- Leitrim Observer (1970). "Drumcong jamboree and dancing carnival". Leitrim Observer. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
