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Drumgoon Parish

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"Drumgoon, a parish partly in the barony of Tullaghgarvey, but chiefly in that of Clonkee, county of Cavan and province of Ulster, on the road from Kingscourt to Clones, containing, with the post-town of Cootehill, 12,029 inhabitants. It comprises, according to the Ordnance survey, 15,474 statute acres, including 604 under water, of which 8122 are under water. Slate and lead ore around here, but have been only partly worked; and the linen manufacture was formerly carried on to a great extent, but of late it has much declined : there is a large flour-mill and bakery."
[From Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837)]

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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

The transcription for this parish from the National Gazetteer (1868), provided by Colin Hinson.

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Genealogy

  • MacKiernan, F.J. "The O Reillys and MacQuaids of Lisdoagh", Briefne v. 8, No. 2, 1991, p. 182-206.
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Historical Geography

The town of COOTEHILL is in the parish of Drumgoon 

There is a townland of Drumgoon in the parish of Drumgoon 

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History

  • Barron, T.J. "A Drumgoon Story of 1798", Heart of Breifne, 1985, pp. 91-94
  • Ó Fearghail, A., Images of Drumgoon, 1984. Printed by R & S Printers.
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Land & Property

  • Lord Garvagh: Rentals, 1829-48, NAI M5535
  • William Greville: Rentals, surveys, etc., 1810-1848, NAI M6178 (1-89)
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Maps

You can see maps centred on OSI grid reference H6413210426 (Lat/Lon: 54.039119, -7.021859), Drumgoon Parish which are provided by:

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Military Records

  • 1630 Muster Roll
    • Baronies of Loughtee, Clankee
    • Churchlands of Drumgowne (Parish of Drumgoon)
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Schools

  • McGorry, Ú. "Education in the Parish of Drumgoon, 1800-1860", Heart of Breifne, 1986, pp. 28-56.
  • McGorry, Ú. "Education in the Parish of Drumgoon, 1800-1860, Part II", Heart of Breifne, 1987, pp. 20-47.