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DKUMKAY. cSll DBUMMATJL. i. of Donegal, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles N. of .allyshannon. Ballintra is its post town. The par. jntains the vil. of Laghy. It occupies a prominent site tin head of Donegal Bay. The surface is mountainous ith bog and moor. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of aphco, val. 755, in the patron, of Trinity College. here are churches at liallintra and Rossnowlagh ; the mer was erected in 1795 partly by means of a dona- on from the late Board of First Fruits ; the latter was lilt in 1830 wholly by the same board. Here are a oman Catholic chapel, Presbyterian and Methodist eeting-houscs, thirteen day schools, and eight Sunday tools. The principal seats are Coxtown and Brown- 11. An abbey is said to have existed here, over which

. Ernon presided, and died in G40 ; within its walls

ere deposited the remains of Flahertach O'Maldory, ng of Tyrconnell, in 1197. A large warren exists in o N.W. of the parish. DRUMKAY, a par. in the bars, of Arklow and New- stir, in the co. of Wicklow, pror. of Leinster, Ireland, . ,W. of Wicklow, its post town. It is situated i -coast, near the Dublin road. The living is a t. in the dioc. of Dublin, val. with Wicklow, 655, in < patron, of the archbishop. The church is at Wick- v. Here is a private school. l>Ur.MKEEN, a. vil. in the par. of Killury, bar. of .anniaurice, in the co. of Kerry, proY. of Minister, viand. It is situated near Causeway. Here is a art'. UK r.MJvEERAN, a par. in the bar. of Lurg, in the . of Fermanagh, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 1 mile N. of osh, its post town. It is situated on the N.N.E. shore ' Lough Erne, and on the river Ederney, and includes .rt of the town of Pettigoe and several small islands. 10 surface is hilly, with some bog and moorland. The a rect. and vie. in the dioc. of Clogher, val. SI, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, a gift mi the governors of Vaughan's School, was built in 74, and enlarged 50 years later, partly by means of a an from the late Board of First Fruits. Here are rt-e Koman Catholic chapels, a Presbyterian meeting- >usc, two Methodist meeting-houses, a school liberally douvd by George Vaughan, and nine other schools, onelly is the principal residence. Lime and freestone f procurable, and some Danish raths are visible. DEUMKEERAN, a postal vil. in the par. of Innis- igrath, bar. of Dromahaire, in the co. of Leitrim, prov. aight, Ireland, 8 miles S.E. of Dromahaire, on from Carrick-on-Shannon. Petty sessions are Id here, and fairs on the 27th January, second Wed- sday in February, 8th March, 4th April, 27th May, th June, 18th July and August, 16th September, 19th T, llth November, and 9th December. DUr.VlKRIN, ST. MARY'S, co. of Monaghan, Ire- id, a par. now incorporated with CURRIX, which see. DRUMLANE, a par. in the bar. of Lower Loughtcc, the co. of Cavan, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 1 mile S.W. Belturbct, its post town. It is situated to the S. of >wer Lough Erne. The surface, which is intersected numerous loughs, is very marshy. The living is a ct. and vie. in the dioc. of Kilmore, val. 345, in the tron. of the bishop. The church was built by means a loan from the late Board of First Fruits in 1819. ire two Roman Catholic chapels, a Methodist tiij^-house, six National and several other schools. s'-ats are Ashgrove, Ballyhugh, Nixon Lodge, Kil- r, Turclodge, Kilwilly, Carrighill, and Ardue. A [mastery existed here, founded in the Cth century by | Edan ; within its burial-ground the Breffhy chiefs vc interred. Here are remains of a round tower. iDRUMLAXRIG CASTLE, a magnificent seat of the ike of Buccleuch, in the par. of Durisdeer, in the co. of imfries, Scotland. It stands on the right or W. bank the Nith, about 17 miles N.W. of Dumfries. It is

lt in the form of a hollow square, four stories high,

jth turrets at the angles, and was finished in 1689, 'ving occupied ten years in building. William, first iiko of Queensberry, planned and completed it. It id along with the Queensberry titles in 1777 to H- William, Earl of March, and upon his death, in 1810, it went by entail to the Duke of Buccleuch. DRUMLARGAN, a par. in the bar. of Upper Deece, in the co. of Mcath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles S.E. of Summerhill. Maynooth is its post town. It is situated on the road from Kilcock to Dublin. The sur- face consists entirely of pasture-land. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Meath, val. with Raddanstown, 363, .in the ,patron. of the crown. Lynch's Castle is an imposing ruin. There are some remains of a rath here. DRUMLEASE, a par. in the bar. of Drumahaire, in the co. of Leitrim, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, contain- ing Drumahaire, its post town. It lies along the E. shore of Lough Gill. The surface, which is wild and hilly, with much bog, is-tra versed by the road from Manor Hamilton to Sligo, and the river Bonnet. The living is a rect. and vie. in the dioc. of Kilmore, val. 658, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is a neat build- ing, rebuilt by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits in 1816. It occupies the supposed site of an abbey of St. Patrick, presided over by St. Benignus. The Roman Catholic chapel is at Loughstran. Here is a Methodist meeting-house, and several schools. Shriff is the principal residence, and near it is an ancient burial- place. Near the lough are fine ruins of a castle. There are also some church ruins and a marble quarry. Limestone is very plentiful. Medicinal springs are numerous. DRUMLEMBLE, a vil. in the par. of Campbeltown, in the co. of Argyle, Scotland, 2 miles from Campbel- town. DRUMLINE, a par. in the bar. of Lower Bunratty, in the co. of Clare, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles S.W. of Sixmile Bridge. Magheraliu is its post town. It is situated on the river Shannon, and the road from Limerick to Ennis passes through the interior. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of KUlaloe, val. with Trad- dery, 509, in the patron, of Lord Leconficld. The vie. belongs to the benefice of Kilnasoolagh, val. 158, in. the patron, of the bishop. The principal seat is Drum- line House. There are ruins of a castle at Smithstown. DRUMLISH, a postal vil. in the par. of Killoe, bar. and co. of Longford, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 5 miles N.E. of Newtown-Forbes. Here are a police station, dispensary, the parish church, and Roman Catholic chapel. The Roman Catholic parish of Drumlish is in the dioc. of Ardagh. Fairs are held on the 6th January, 17th March, 14th May, 24th June, 6th August, 19th September, 1st November, and 2nd December. DRUMLITHIE, a vil. in the par. of Glenbervie, in the co. of Kincardine, Scotland, 23 miles from Aber- deen by the Scottish North-Eastern railway, on which it is a station. DRUMLUMMAN, a par. in the bar. of Clanmahon, in the co. of Cavan, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 3 miles E. of Granard. Scrabby is its post town. It is situated between loughs Sheelin and Ganny. The surface is hilly, and the country has good lake sceneiy. The living is united to that of Ballymackilleny, val. 563, in the patron, of Richard Grcville, Esq. The village contains a church, Roman Catholic chapels, and several daily schools. The principal seats are Rockview, Bracklagh, and Orangefleld. Here stood an hospital granted to the Moore family by James I. DRUMMARTIN, a vil. in the bar. of Clanmaurice, in the co. of Kerry, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 8 miles W. of Listowel. DRUMMAUL, a par. in the bar. of Upper Toome, in the co. of Antrim, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, containing Randalstown, its post town, which is situated on the Cookstown junction line of the Belfast and Northern Counties railway, and has an important weekly market. Drummaul lies on the N. shores of Lough. Neagh. The surface, which is slightly hilly, has some bog, and is traversed by the river Maine and the road from Antrim to Tyrone. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Connor, val. 336, in the patron, of the Marquis of Donegal. The church, at Randalstown, was built in 1832, on the