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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

In 1868, the parish of Drumlease contained the following places:

"DRUMLEASE, a parish in the barony of Drumahaire, in the county of Leitrim, province of Connaught, Ireland, containing Drumahaire, its post town. It lies along the E. shore of Lough Gill. The surface, which is wild and hilly, with much bog, is-traversed by the road from Manor Hamilton to Sligo, and the river Bonnet. The living is a rectory and vicarage in the diocese of Kilmore, value £658, in the patronage of the bishop. The church is a neat building, rebuilt by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits in 1816. It occupies the supposed site of an abbey of St. Patrick, presided over by St. Benignus. The Roman Catholic chapel is at Loughstran. Here is a Methodist meeting-house, and several schools. Shriff is the principal residence, and near it is an ancient burial place. Near the lough are fine ruins of a castle. There are also some church ruins and a marble quarry. Limestone is very plentiful. Medicinal springs are numerous."

"DRUMAHAIRE, a post and market town in the parish of Drumlease, barony of Drumahaire, in the county of Leitrim, province of Connaught, Ireland, 8 miles S.W. of Manor Hamilton. It is picturesquely situated on the river Bonnet, which flows into Lough Gilly. Here are the parish church, police station, and dispensary. Petty sessions are held once a fortnight. The staple of the town is in grain. There are potteries and two large mills. Here are remains of a castle belonging to the Villiers, who held lands by grant dated 1626; also ruins of a monastery founded in 1508 by the O'Rourkes. In the neighbourhood are the remains of Creevelea Abbey and Harrison's Castle. The town is the property of G. L. Fox, Esq., who has contributed much to its improvement. Thursday is market day. Fairs are held on the first Thursday in every month."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018