Drumlish

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Village in County Longford, Ireland

title: "Drumlish" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["towns-and-villages-in-county-longford", "calvert-family-residences"] description: "Village in County Longford, Ireland" topic_path: "general/towns-and-villages-in-county-longford" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drumlish" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in County Longford, Ireland ::

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subdivision_type3County
subdivision_name3County Longford
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History

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort sites in Drumlish and its surrounding townlands. The remains of a portal tomb, known as the Melkagh Dolmen, lie approximately 2 km north of the village.

BaltimoreIn 1621, King James I granted Sir George Calvert two tracts of land in the plantation of Longford, one around "Ulfeed" (now Elfeet near Newtowncashel) and the other around "Dromlish" (corresponding to the modern townlands of Drumlish, Barragh Beg, Barragh More, Derawley, Greagh, Cartrongolan, Oghil, and EnybegsPlacenames Database of Ireland "Historical references" for year 1629 for: Drumlish "Dromlish"; Barragh Beg "Barrowbegg"; Barragh More "Barrow-more"; Derawley "Dorrowle"; Greagh "Greaghmore" and "Greaghisshell"; Oghil "Moneoghill" and "Garveoghill"; Enybegs "Ihanaghbegg"; Corlea "Corlea"; Cartrongolan "Cartavomy";). The tracts comprised the manor of Ulfeed with Calvert as lord of the manor. In 1625 the Drumlish tract was separated from Ulfeed into the manor of Baltimore, and Calvert was promoted to the Peerage of Ireland, taking the title Baron Baltimore after the manor.{{multiref| |

Close to the village of Drumlish is a late-18th to early-19th century mill complex, which operated as a corn milling business until the 1950s. Within the village is a monument to a local Land War resistance movement which, in 1881, successfully prevented the forced eviction of a number local tenants.

The village has grown in population significantly from the late 20th to the early 21st century, with an increase from 275 inhabitants as of the 1991 census to 429 by the 2006 census, and doubling again to 931 people as of the 2016 census. As of the 2022 census, Drumlish had a population of 1,124.

Amenities

Businesses in Drumlish serve the surrounding hinterland, and there are a number of shops, a Garda station, post office, and other services. The local Roman Catholic church, St Mary's, was built in 1907. Drumlish national (primary) school, also named St Mary's, had an enrollment of more than 200 pupils as of 2019.

A music festival, the "Marquee in Drumlish", has been held annually in the village since 2009 and has hosted acts such as Nathan Carter, Ray Lynam, Mundy, Sharon Shannon, and Damien Dempsey.

Transport

Bus Éireann route 463 (Carrigallen–Longford) serves Drumlish on Mondays. The nearest rail services are from Longford railway station. There is a Local Link bus service to Longford town.

Notable residents

References

References

  1. "Census Interactive Map - Towns: Drumlish - Population Snapshot". [[Central Statistics Office (Ireland).
  2. "Droim Lis / Drumlish". Irish Placenames Commission.
  3. (1996). "Record of Monuments and Places - County Longford". Office of Public Works.
  4. "Towns & Villages - Drumlish". Longford County Council.
  5. (13 September 2016). "A History of Drumlish". Longford Leader.
  6. (1997). "Excavation of the Portal Tomb Site at Melkagh, Co. Longford". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Section C: Archaeology, Celtic Studies, History, Linguistics, Literature.
  7. (January 1894). "History of the county Longford". Dalcassian.
  8. (2 January 2017). "The manor houses of the 1st Lord Baltimore in an English Atlantic World". Post-Medieval Archaeology.
  9. "Rodgers Corn Mill, Drumlish, County Longford". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
  10. "Land War Monument, Drumlish, County Longford". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
  11. (April 2016). "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Drumlish". [[Central Statistics Office (Ireland)]].
  12. "Drumlish (Ireland) Census Town".
  13. (June 2006). "Drumlish Local Area Plan 2006-2012". Longford County Council.
  14. "Station Directory - Drumlish". Garda Síochána.
  15. "St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Drumlish, County Longford". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
  16. "Find a School - St Mary's Drumlish". Department of Education.
  17. (15 August 2019). "Four nights of fantastic music in store at the Marquee in Drumlish festival". Longford Leader.
  18. "Marquee 2013 Lineup". The Marquee In Drumlish.
  19. (5 August 2014). "The Marquee in Drumlish 2014". Leitrim Observer.
  20. "18th - 21st August 2023".
  21. "Regional Services by County". [[Bus Éireann]].
  22. (24 July 2019). "Former Longford Senator Eddie Bohan Passes Away". Longford Leader.
  23. (13 January 2017). "Party time in Tipp as Declan Nerney plays The Times". Iconic Newspapers Ltd.

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