Drumsna
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| Drumsna Droim ar Snámh |
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| Irish grid reference N000982 |
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| Province: | Connacht | |
| County: | County Leitrim | |
| Elevation: | 80 m | |
| Population (2002) - Town: - Environs: |
173 532 |
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Drumsna (Irish: Droim ar Snámh) is a village in County Leitrim, Ireland. It is situated 6km east of Carrick-on-Shannon on the River Shannon and is located on the N4 National primary route which links Dublin and Sligo.
The English writer Anthony Trollope lived in the village for a while during the 1840s and the founder of Methodism in the USA, Robert Strawbridge was born in Drumsna. Famous Nile Explorer, Thomas Hazel Parke came from nearby and is buried in a small cemetery in the village.
[edit] Transport
- Drumsna railway station opened on 1 September 1863, and finally closed on 17 June 1963.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Drumsna station. Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
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