DRUM, a market-town, in the parish of CURRIN,
barony of DARTRY, county of MONAGHAN, and province
of ULSTER, 2½ miles (N.) from Cootehill, on the
road to Clones, from both of which it has a pennypost:
the population is returned with the parish. It
occupies rather an elevated situation near Leysborough
lake. In the vicinity is a quarry, from which the stone
used in building the chapel of ease was obtained. It is
a constabulary police station, and has fairs on the first
Tuesday in every month. A. chapel of ease to Currin
church was built hy a grant of £830 from the late
Board of First Fruits, in 1828. Here are two Presbyterian
meeting-houses, a school, and a dispensary.-
See CURRIN.