Drum, County Roscommon

Drum (Irish: An Droim, meaning "the ridge")[1] is a civil parish in south County Roscommon about 5 km west of Athlone. One of the townlands in the parish is also called Drum. Meehambee Dolmen, a portal tomb estimated to be 5,500 years old, is located in the northern part of the parish. In the village there are a number of historical and religious sites, including Drum Cemetery, St. Brigid's Church and Drum Monastic Site.[2] Drum Parish Hall and Drum Heritage Visitor Centre are located next to the graveyard, in the townland of Belrea.

Drum

An Droim
Settlement
Ruins at Drum Monastic Site
Drum
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°24′05″N 8°00′50″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Roscommon
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Websitewww.drum.ie

Drum is the birthplace of Fr James Coyle (1873-1921), who was murdered by the Ku Klux Klan in Birmingham, Alabama on 11 August 1921.[3]

The railway line between Athlone and Athenry passes through the parish, as does the M6 motorway. The village of Cornafulla lies within the civil parish of Drum.

Drum surrounds the civil parish of St. Peters.

See also

References
  1. "An Droim / Drum". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. "Drum Heritage Group". athlone.ie. Archived from the original on 4 January 2008.
  3. "Fr James Coyle". drum.ie. Archived from the original on 10 October 2010.
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