Drum () is a village and

townland A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origi ...

in the west of

County Monaghan County Monaghan ( ; ga, Contae Mhuineacháin) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Ulster and is part of Border strategic planning area of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Monaghan. Monaghan County Cou ...

in the

Republic of Ireland Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. A ...

. It is notable for being one of the only Protestant-majority settlements in the Republic of Ireland.

Location and name

Drum is situated between some lakes, such as Drum Lough to the north, Quarry Lough to the west, and Long Lough to the south. It is named for the surrounding

drumlin A drumlin, from the Irish word ''droimnín'' ("littlest ridge"), first recorded in 1833, in the classical sense is an elongated hill in the shape of an inverted spoon or half-buried egg formed by glacial ice acting on underlying unconsolidated ...

terrain. Local people arranged signage at Drum Lough, which has duck. The village lies on a minor road off the main Monaghan Town to

Cootehill Cootehill (; ) is a market town and townland in County Cavan, Ireland. Cootehill was formerly part of the neighbouring townland of Munnilly. Both townlands lie within the barony of Tullygarvey. The English language name of the town is a port ...

road, and the nearest larger settlements are Cootehill and

Newbliss Newbliss (), historically known as Lisdaragh (), is a village and townland in County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The village is located where the R183 road, R183 and R189 road, R189 Regional road (Ireland), regional roads intersect. ...

, site of the national writers' and artists' retreat facility, the

Tyrone Guthrie Centre The Tyrone Guthrie Centre, often known as ''Annaghmakerrig'', is a residential facility for creative artists. Located at Annaghmakerrig, Newbliss, County Monaghan, Ireland, it was founded in 1981. The house was the family home of theatrical dir ...

at Annaghmakerrig.

Character

Drum has a

Church of Ireland The Church of Ireland ( ga, Eaglais na hÉireann, ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Kirk o Airlann, ) is a Christian church in Ireland and an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. It is organised on an all-Ireland basis and is the second ...

church, one of the oldest Presbyterian congregations on the island of Ireland (although the current Presbyterian church was only built in the 1820s), a Free Presbyterian church and a Gospel Hall. Unusually for

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

, especially for the

, Drum has no

Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

church in the actual village. The nearest Catholic church to the village is St. Joseph's Church, also known as Corrinshigo Chapel, parts of which were built 1870 and which was significantly altered in the 1960s, and is located less than two miles west of Drum.

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) maintains a central database of the architectural heritage of the Republic of Ireland covering the period since 1700 in complement to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland, which focuses on arc ...

: Corrinshigo Church. (The N.I.A.H. claims that the current Corrinshigo Chapel was built around 1870.) https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/41402202/corrinshigo-catholic-church-corrinshigo-county-monaghan The village also has a Protestant Hall, which hosts two Orange Lodges and an accordion band. A blue plaque on the wall of the Protestant Hall commemorates John Deyell, who later founded a settlement in Canada. There is also a branch of the

Royal Black Preceptory The Royal Black Institution, the Imperial Grand Black Chapter Of The British Commonwealth, or simply the Black Institution,GAA club. There is a Protestant primary school, while the nearest secondary school is in

, a 15-minutes drive away. Drum also participates in the Tidy Towns competition. The village shop and the last local public house closed in the 2010s, and the nearest retail facilities are now in Cootehill.

Notable people

John Deyell plaque, Drum (geograph 3054852)

* Thomas Stinson, 1798 – 1864, merchant and landowner in Hamilton, Ontario * Joseph Rutherford Dundas, 1836 – 1896, Canadian merchant and politician *

Heather Humphreys Heather Humphreys (born 14 May 1963) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Minister for Rural and Community Development and Minister for Social Protection since June 2020. She also briefly served as Minister for Justice in November ...

, 1963 -, Irish politician, Minister

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{{County Monaghan Towns and villages in County Monaghan Townlands of County Monaghan

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