Drumcong () is a village in

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, Ireland, located between

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and Carrickaport Lough.

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Drumcong is between

Ballinamore Ballinamore (, meaning "mouth of the big ford") is a small town in the south-east of County Leitrim in Ireland. Etymology , corrupted ''Bellanamore'', means "town at the mouth of the big ford", so named because it was a main crossing (ford) o ...

and

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on the R208 road. The village consists of St. Bridget's National School, also known as Drumcong Central School, St. Brigid's Church, burial grounds, and two businesses. St. Brigid's Church, of Roman Catholic denomination, is a barn church which was restored after falling into disuse for two decades. The Lakeside Tavern, a pub and shop, is owned and operated by James and Eilis Cardiff. Drumcong is classed as a Tier 4 Village in Leitrim County Council's Development Plan 2009–2015. The village of Drumcong developed around Kiltubrid Railway Station, which opened on 16 June 1885 and closed on 18 October 1958.

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