Drum, County Roscommon
Drum
An Droim | |
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Settlement | |
Ruins at Drum Monastic Site | |
| Coordinates: 53°24′05″N 8°00′50″W / 53.401389°N 8.013889°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Roscommon |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Website | www |
Drum (Irish: An Droim, meaning 'the ridge') is a civil parish in south County Roscommon about 5 km west of Athlone. It lies in the barony of Athlone. One of the townlands in the parish is also called Drum. Meehambee Dolmen, a portal tomb estimated to be 5,500 years old, is located in the northern part of the parish. In the village there are a number of historical and religious sites, including Drum Cemetery, St. Brigid's Church and Drum Monastic Site. Drum Parish Hall and Drum Heritage Visitor Centre are located next to the graveyard, in the townland of Belrea.