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DROM. 805 DROMISKIN. tine friars. The Corporation, Earl Shrewsbury, and Lord Somers are lords of the manor. Went wood Park, the s, at of the Pakingtons, is within 2 miles of the town. Market day is Friday, and fairs are held three times a year. DROM for names with this prefix, see also DRUM. DROM, or DROMSPERANE, a par. in the liar, of Eliogarty, in the co. of Tipporary, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 2 miles S.W. of Tcinplemore, on the road to Cashel. Littleton is its post town. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Cashel, val. with Borrisleagh, 905, in the natron, of the bishop. The Roman Catholic chapel is .mited to that of Inch. There are two private day schools, and one connected with tin. National Board. A police office is stationed in the village. The principal residences are Clonismullon, Kathlrasy, and Brooklev. DROMAGH, a vil. in the par. nt Drumtariff, bar" of Duhallow, in the co. of Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, iles S.W. of Kanturk. Here are extensive coal- 1s, potteries, distillery, and bolting-mills. Dromagh

K', built by the O'Keiffs, is the seat of Mr. Leader.

-, were held on the 20th May, A 'ignst, and November. DROMAXA, a demesne in the par. of Affane, bar. of iee-without-Drum, in, the co. ef Waterford, prov. of UT, Ireland. It is a most picturesque spot, situated iio banks of the Blackwater. The famous Countess if Desmond was born here, who " Lived to the age of a hundred and ten, And died by a fall from a cherry-tree then." It is said that Sir Walter Raleigh first introduced the ictato here, and a choice species of cherry, while the

uest of Sir James Fitzgerald. The original mansion

f Dromana was destroyed by the Irish. DRUMANBY, GREAT and LITTLE, hmlts. in the ar. of Kirkby-in-Clevelund, W. div. of the hund. of jmgbaurgh, in the North Riding of the co. of York, 2 uiles S.W. of Stokesley. DROMARAGH, or ANNESBOPvOUGH, a par., post nd market town, in the bars, of Kinelarty, Lower veagh, and Upper Iveagh, in the co. of Down, prov. of "Ister, Ireland, 7 miles S.E. of Dromore. It lies at the >ase of the Slieve Groom mountains, and the surface is ucky and broken. The road from Bambridge to Bally - ahiiirh, and the head-streams of the Lagan, pass hrough its interior. The living is a rect. in the dioc. f Drpmoie, val. 620, in the patron, of the bishop. The hureh was built in 1811 by local subscription. The

"inan Catholic chapel is at Finnis, and is a handsome

uilding, erected in 1833. There are also a Pres- yterian meeting-house, eight Sunday and several .iblie day schools. Part of this parish was granted in 385 to the Magennises, and forfeited by that family in J41. The principal seats are Woodford, Dromaragh 'ouse, and Moydalgen. Petty sessions are held monthly i the village. On Slieve Croom there are several dms, and at Ennis is a large artificial cavern. Friday market day. Fairs are held on the first Friday in U 11:11 y, May, August, and November. DROMARl), a par. in the bar. of Tircragh, in the co. Sh'go, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 2 miles N.W. of ollooney, its post town. It is situated on the road om Sligo to Ballina, near Ardnaglass Harbour. The ving is a rect. and vie. in the dioc. of Killala, val. 232, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was lilt by an ancestor of Colonel Irwin, and was enlarged 1818. There are two Roman Catholic chapels (one out use), a day-school connected with the Erasmus Smith arity, and a National school. Longford Castle was e point of two unsuccessful attacks by Major Vaughan, up. William III., and in the vicinity human bones id other relics are frequently brought to the surface, romard was taken by Cromwell, who burnt the old bawn Tanragoc. The residences of note are Tanragoe, the at of Col. Irwin, and Longford House, of Sir J. Crof- n. Near St. Patrick's Well stand the ruins of the old urch ; there are also church ruins in the vicinity of e Ballinlay river. An excellent kind of granite is .rried here, as is also limestone. DBOMCCXLIIHEB, a par. and post town in the bar. oi Upper Connello, in the co. of Limerick, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 10 miles S.E. of Newcastle, on the that of Killaliathane. There is a day school for boys and girls, and a police station. Limestone is quarried, and coal exists in some parts of the parish. Fairs are held on the 15th March, 2nd May, 17th June, 24th August, 5th November, and 3rd December DROMDALEAGUE, or DRIMO LEAGUE, a par. and post town in the bar. of West Carbery, in the co. of Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 5 miles E. of Bantrv. It is situated on the river Hen. The surface is wild, mountainous, and boggy. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Cork, val. 103, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was built in 1790 by local subscription. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Drinagh. There are several day schools, one of which is in con- nection with the National Board, and one Sunday- school. Dromdaleague House is the seat of the rector, near which is a medicinal spring. The par. includes the vil. of Butler's-Gift, and the Murdering-Glen. Here are the ruins of Castle Donovan, named after its founder, in the time of Henry IV. DKOMDEELY. See TOMDEELY, co. Limerick. DROMDOWNEY, a par. in the bar. of Orrery and Kilmore, in the co. of Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 3 miles N.W. of Mallow, its post town. It lies near the Kanturk road. The living is united to the vie. of Ballyclough, val. 361, in the patron, of the bishop. Drumdowney Wood takes up a large portion of the parish. Limestone is abundant. DROMGOOLESTOWN, a vil. in the par. of Staban- non, bar. of Ardee, in the co. of Louth, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles S.W. of Castle Bellingham. DROMIN, a par. in the bar. of Coshma, in the co. of Limerick, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 2 miles S.AV. of Bruif, its post town. It is situated on the road from Kilmallock to Limerick. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Limerick, val. with Athlacca, 478, in the patron, of J. Croker, Esq. The nearest church is at Athlacca. There are two Roman Catholic chapels and two hedge-schools within the parish. Here are the ruins of Meadstown Castle, built in the 15th century by the O'Hanlons, and reduced by Cromwell in 1654. There are ruins of Dromin church. DROMIN, a par. in the bar. of Ardee, in the co. of Louth, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles N.W. of Dun- leer. Stabannon is its post town. It is situated on the road from Dunleer to Ardee. The living is a rect. with Collon, in the dioc. of Armagh, in the patron, of the Vicar of Collon. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to those of Dunleer and Mosstown. A day-school ia supported by the rector. Richardstown House is the principal residence. Here are the ruins of the old church, and remains of a large rath, near the chapel. DROMINAGH, extensive coal-fields in the bar. of Duhallow, in the co. of Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, near the Dromagh mining district. DROMINEEK, a par. in the bar. of Lower Ormond, in the co. of Tipperary, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 2 miles N.W. of Nenagh, its post town. It is situated on the eastern side of Lough Derg, and on the S. bank of the river Nenagh. The living is a rect. with Ballinaclough, in the dioc. of Kilkloe, in the patron, of the crown. Here are two schools, one of which is endowed by the Countess of Farnham. The principal residences are Annabeg, Hazlcpoint, and Shannon Vale. This place is a chief station of the Shannon Navigation Company. Here are the ruins of Dromineer Castle, and a Danish rath ; within its moat numerous relics have been found. A very handsome shell marble is quarried here. DROMISKIN, a par. in the bar. and co. of Louth, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 1 mile N. of Castle Belling- ham, its post town. It lies along the S. bank of the river Fane, and at the head of Dundalk Bay. It includes the vil. of its own name and the post town of