School: Drumlish (B.) (roll number 10022)
- Location:
- Drumlish, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Ml. McGovern
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- There is the ruins of an old Protestant Church situated in the Town of Drumlish on the East side. About 400 yards from the Crossroads. The roof was taken off it about a year ago. The walls are built of cut stone. There was a Protestant Service held in this Church up to about ten years ago. There were very few Protestants in the Parish and the number gradually became less until at last it came down to only one family of three - The Moorhead family which live in Creelaughiter. Then the service stopped. There was a tower on the Church with a bell in. The remains of the tower is there still it, and also the bell which is sometimes rung by the youths of the town on the last night of the Old year. There is a graveyard around the ruins, and some Protestants(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Vincent Duignan
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- James Mc Quade
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 69
- Address
- Derawley, Co. Longford