Drumman, also known as Drummond is a

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 ...

Milltownpass Milltownpass () is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located in the south of the county on the R446 regional road (formerly the N6 national primary route). The old route was replaced by a dual-carriageway from Kinnegad to Tyrrell ...

County Westmeath "Noble above nobility" , image_map = Island of Ireland location map Westmeath.svg , subdivision_type = Sovereign state, Country , subdivision_name = Republic of Ireland, Ireland , subdivision_type1 = Provinces o ...

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 ...

. The townland is in the

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Pass of Kilbride Pass of Kilbride () is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. The townland is located on the border with County Offaly and is in the civil parish of the same name. The M6 Motorway runs through the south, with the R400 regional road running th ...

and is on the border with

County Offaly County Offaly (; ga, Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in hono ...

. The

M6 Motorway The M6 motorway is the longest motorway in the United Kingdom. It is located entirely within England, running for just over from the Midlands to the border with Scotland. It begins at Junction 19 of the M1 and the western end of the A14 at t ...

cuts through the middle of the townland, and the R446 regional road forms the northern border with the townlands of Milltown and

Corcloon Corcloon is a townland in Milltownpass in County Westmeath, Ireland. The townland is in the civil parish of Pass of Kilbride. The Milltown River flows through the townland. The townland stands to the east of the village of Milltownpass, on the ...

. The village of

is located to the east of the townland, with

Rochfortbridge Rochfortbridge () is a village in County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The village is located at the intersection of the R400 road (Ireland), R400 and the R446 road, R446 (formerly the N6 road (Ireland), N6) roads. As of the 2016 cen ...

to the west. The

Monagh River The Monagh River is a river in Ireland. The river flows through three counties Westmeath. Offaly and Meath. The river is also connected to other rivers in the area including Milltown River in Westmeath, and the Yellow River The Yello ...

flows through the south of the townland.

History

At the time of the Griffith Valuation in

1868 Events January–March * January 2 – British Expedition to Abyssinia: Robert Napier leads an expedition to free captive British officials and missionaries. * January 3 – The 15-year-old Mutsuhito, Emperor Meiji of Jap ...

, only a single tenant is listed at Drumman. A number of local families held farmland in the area in later decades, including the Johnsons, Whelehans and McGuires.

Drumman Lodge

Drumman Lodge is an unused two story farmhouse, dating back to the 1740s. The home features

bay window A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. Types Bay window is a generic term for all protruding window constructions, regardless of whether they are curved or angular, or r ...

s, a natural slate roof, and a complex of

outhouse An outhouse is a small structure, separate from a main building, which covers a toilet. This is typically either a pit latrine or a bucket toilet, but other forms of dry toilet, dry (non-flushing) toilets may be encountered. The term may als ...

s. The building shows signs of being rebuilt c1815, making use of the buildings original materials.

Bernard Charles Molloy Bernard Charles Molloy (1842 – 26 June 1916)‘MOLLOY, Bernard Charles’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 200accessed 6 July 2013/ref> was an Irish lawyer, soldier and politician. His brother wa ...

, an Irish lawyer and politician resided at the lodge until his death on 26 June 1916.

References

Townlands of County Westmeath {{Westmeath-geo-stub