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Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | BT94 2. |
Dialling code | 028 |
Police | Northern Ireland |
Fire | Northern Ireland |
Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
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Drumsloe is a locality and townland in the Barony of Tirkennedy in Northern Ireland, just east of Ballinamallard township in Magheracross. Drumsloe is 240.77 acres in area. [1]
Drumsloe is known as early as 1609 AD when it was known as Dromslo, a name that may be from Druim Sluagh meaning ridge of the hosts. [2] The Griffith's Valuation of 1863 indicates a school was located in Drumsloe. Significant landmarks include drumsloe lough, where illegal distillery on Drumsloe Island was operated for some time in the early 19th century. [3]
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