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Drumcong () is a village in
County Leitrim County Leitrim ( ; gle, Contae Liatroma) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Connacht and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the village of Leitrim. Leitrim County Council is the local authority for the ...
, Ireland, located between Lough Scur and Carrickaport Lough.


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Drumcong is between Ballinamore and
Carrick-on-Shannon Carrick-on-Shannon () is the county town of County Leitrim in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is the largest town in the county of Leitrim. A smaller part of the town lies in County Roscommon. The population of the town was 4,062 in 2016. It is ...
on the R208 road. The village consists of St. Bridget's National School, also known as Drumcong Central School, St. Brigid's Church, burial grounds, and two businesses. St. Brigid's Church, of Roman Catholic denomination, is a barn church which was restored after falling into disuse for two decades. The Lakeside Tavern, a pub and shop, is owned and operated by James and Eilis Cardiff. Drumcong is classed as a Tier 4 Village in Leitrim County Council's Development Plan 2009–2015. The village of Drumcong developed around Kiltubrid Railway Station, which opened on 16 June 1885 and closed on 18 October 1958.


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Kiltubbrid Kiltubrid or Kiltubbrid () is a civil parish in the barony of Leitrim, County Leitrim, Ireland. The villages of Keshcarrigan and Drumcong lie within the civil parish. History The name Kiltubrid derives from the Irish ''Cill Tiobraid'' meanin ...
* List of towns and villages in Ireland


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* * {{refend Towns and villages in County Leitrim