Drung (Irish : Drong, meaning 'assembly') [1] is a civil and ecclesiastical parish in County Cavan in Ireland. [2] It takes its name from a townland of the same name. The Catholic parish is in the Diocese of Kilmore and the Church of Ireland parish is in the Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh. [3] The civil parish of Drung is within the historical barony of Tullygarvey. [1]
The R188 regional road, between Cootehill and Cavan Town, passes through Drung. [4] The landscape of the area includes a number of drumlins and lakes.[ citation needed ]
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. [5] [6] Before these Anglo-Irish families were granted their estates by the British Crown, the townlands in the parish had been owned by the O'Reilly dynasty, a Gaelic aristocratic family, who lost their land after the 1641 Rebellion.[ citation needed ]
