Drung () is a

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and

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in Ireland. It takes its name from a

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of the same name. The

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is in the Diocese of Kilmore and the

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parish is in the

Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh The United Dioceses of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh is a diocese of the Church of Ireland located in central Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh. It is one of eleven Anglican dioceses in the island of Ireland. The geographica ...

. The civil parish of Drung is within the historical barony of

Tullygarvey Tullygarvey () is one of eight Baronies in the County of Cavan. The area has been in constant occupation since pre-4000 BC. The Barony of Tullygarvey consists of the parishes of Kill and Drung and parts of Annagh, Drumgoon and Laragh. Tullyg ...

. The R188 regional road, between

Cootehill Cootehill (; ) is a market town and townland in County Cavan, Ireland. Cootehill was formerly part of the neighbouring townland of Munnilly. Both townlands lie within the barony of Tullygarvey. Cootehill is 20 km north-east of Cavan tow ...

and

Cavan Town Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road that links Dublin (to the south) with Enniskillen, Ballysh ...

, passes through Drung. The landscape of the area includes a number of drumlins and lakes. Until the early 20th century, the parish had been dominated years by a small number of landowners. These included the Clements family of Rathkenny and the Burrowes family of Stradone House, who owned estates in Drung. Before these

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families were granted their estates by the

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, the townlands in the parish had been owned by the

O'Reilly O'Reilly () is a common Irish surname. The O'Reillys were historically the kings of East Bréifne in what is today County Cavan. The clan were part of the Connachta's Uí Briúin Bréifne kindred and were closely related to the Ó Ruairc ( ...

dynasty, a

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aristocratic family, who lost their land after the

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References

Civil parishes of County Cavan Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilmore {{Cavan-geo-stub