Drum
An Droim | |
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Village | |
.jpg) Road through Drum. The building with the gable towards the road is the Protestant Hall. | |
  Drum Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°06′14″N 7°08′38″W / 54.104°N 7.144°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Monaghan |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Drum (Irish: An Droim, meaning 'the ridge')[1] is a village and townland in the west of County Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland. It is one of the only Protestant-majority settlements in the Republic of Ireland.[2][3]
- ^ "An Droim/Drum". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Protestant drum is still beating strong in Border village". The Irish Times. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
Drum in Co Monaghan [..is..] reckoned to be the Republic's only totally Protestant village
- ^ "Welcome to Drum - the only Protestant village in Republic of Ireland". Belfast Telegraph. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
Drum does leave a lasting impression - because it's the only Protestant village in the Republic of Ireland