Drumcong
| Drumcong Irish: Droim Conga | |
| County Leitrim | |
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| File:St. Brigid's Church.jpg St. Brigid's R.C. Church in Drumcong | |
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| Location: | 54°1’41"N, 7°58’20"W |
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Leitrim |
Drumcong is a village in County Leitrim, located between Lough Scur and Carrickaport Lough.[1]
The name of the village is from the Irish Droim Conga, meaning 'Ridge of the Cong' (a 'cong' being a narrow neck or strait).[2]
Overview
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,[3] 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.
he Lakeside Tavern, a pub and shop, is owned and operated by James and Eilis Cardiff.[4] Drumcong is classed as a Tier 4 Village in Leitrim County Council's Development Plan 2009–2015.
The village of Drumcong developed around Kiltubrid Railway Station, which opened on 16 June 1885 and closed on 18 October 1958.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Leitrim Observer 1970, pp. 3.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Citizens Information". http://findaddress.citizensinformation.ie/service_finder/bycounty/Leitrim/Drumcong/Primary%20Schools.
- ↑ "The Lakeside Tavern". http://www.thelakesidetavern.com.
- Joyce, P. W. (Patrick Weston) (1913). Irish names of places. v.3. Dublin : Phoenix. https://archive.org/download/irishnamesofplac03joyc/irishnamesofplac03joyc.pdf.