RATHDRUMIN

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

"RATHDRUMIN, a parish in the barony of Ferrard, county Louth, province of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles S.E. of Dunleer, its post town. The surface consists of well-cultivated and fertile ground. The road from Drogheda to Dundalk traverses the interior. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Armagh, value £248, in the patronage of the crown. The church was erected in 1814 by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel is the head of a district. A large rath is still remaining."

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