Drumcong Explained

Drumcong
Native Name:Irish: Droim Conga
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Connacht
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Leitrim
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2002
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:54.0281°N -7.9722°W
Elevation M:69
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Drumcong [1] is a village in County Leitrim, Ireland, located between Lough Scur and Carrickaport Lough.

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,[2] 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.[3] Drumcong is classed as a Tier 4 Village in Leitrim County Council's Development Plan 2009–2015.[4]

The village of Drumcong developed around Kiltubrid Railway Station, which opened on 16 June 1885 and closed on 18 October 1958.

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Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Web site: Citizens Information.
  3. Web site: The Lakeside Tavern.
  4. Web site: Archived copy . www.leitrimcoco.ie . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202234319/http://www.leitrimcoco.ie/eng/Services_A-Z/Planning_and_Building_Control/Files/Section-2-2011-2-.pdf . 2 December 2013 . dead.