DRUMKEERAN

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

"DRUMKEERAN, a parish in the barony of Lurg, in the county of Fermanagh, and partly in the county of Donegal, province of Ulster, Ireland, 1 mile N. of Kesh, its post town. It is situated on the N.N.E. shore of Lough Erne, and on the river Ederney, and includes part of the town of Pettigoe and several small islands. The surface is hilly, with some hog and moorland. The living is a rectory and vicarage in the diocese of Clogher, value £581, in the patronage of the bishop. The church, a gift from the governors of Vaughan's School, was built in 1774, and enlarged 50 years later, partly by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. Here are three Roman Catholic chapels, a Presbyterian meetinghouse, two Methodist meeting-houses, a school liberally endowed by George Vaughan, and nine other schools. Clonelly is the principal residence. Lime and freestone are procurable, and some Danish raths are visible."

"PETTIGOE, a post-office village, partly in the parish of Drumkeeran, and barony of Lurg, county Fermanagh, and partly in the parish of Templecarne and barony of Tirhugh, county Donegal, province of Ulster, Ireland, 11 miles S.E. of Donegal, and 123 from Dublin. It is situated on the little river Termon, and on the road from Enniskillen to Donegal. It contains the parish church of Templecarne, also Presbyterian and Roman Catholic chapels, and a dispensary, which last is within the Donegal Poor-law Union. It is an improving place, with a large traffic towards Lough Derg. Petty sessions are held in the village. A fair is held once a month."

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