Drung

"DRUNG, a parish and post town in the barony of Tullygarvey, in the county of Cavan, province of Ulster, Ireland, 5 miles N.E. of Cavan. It is situated on the road from thence to Cootehill, and contains the village of Ballinacargy. The surface consists of a stony and sterile soil. A tributary to the Annalee passes to the northward. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Kilmore, value £356, in the patronage of the bishop. The church is a fine structure erected in 1728, and was lately repaired by the ecclesiastical commissioners. There are two Roman Catholic chapels (united). The London Hibernian Society and the Kildare Place Society lent their aid to three schools. There are three Sunday, a National, and about seven other day schools within the parish. Fort William is one of a number of raths which are seen here. It was so called from William III.'s forces having been quartered there. Rakenny and Fort Lodge are the chief residences. Good building-stone is quarried, and minerals are thought to exist."