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Encyclopedia > Dromiskin

Dromiskin (Irish: Droim Ineasclainn which roughly means "the hill at the spring of the water") is a village in County Louth, Ireland. It is situated 10km south of Dundalk, about 1km inland from the Irish Sea coast, and is located in one of Louth's most historical areas. Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Dundalk Code: LH Area: 820 km² Population (2006) 110,894 Website: www. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Relief map of the Irish Sea. ...


The village was has home to a monastery for hundreds of years, once visited by Saint Patrick. This site for the monastery was picked as it is a local high point; it is also where a round tower was built and still remains. From the tower there is a view of all of Dundalk Bay and the surrounding countryside. Dromiskin was also served as the home to the Archbishops of Armagh for a time. Monastery of St. ... For information about the holiday, see: Saint Patricks Day Saint Patrick (Latin: , Irish: Naomh Pádraig) was a Christian missionary and is the patron saint of Ireland along with Brigid of Kildare and Columba. ... Primate of All Ireland is the title held by the Archbishop of Armagh. ...


The village is part of the Darver parish, Darver being a neighbouring village. The parish is bounded by the Fane River on the north and by the Glyde River on the south.


Since the mid-1990s, Dromiskin, like many areas in County Louth, have seen marked increase in population. Many of its population now form part of the Dublin commuter belt. In 2006, about 2500 people were living in the Dromiskin area. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...


Coordinates: 53°56′N, 6°25′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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Dromiskin Irish Round Tower (515 words)
Comments: Dromiskin is an odd-looking tower, but somehow rather endearing with all the history and mystery behind its appearance.
Dromiskin was plundered by the Irish in 908, by the Danes in 978 and again by the Irish in 1043.
The upper portion of the tower appears to have been adapted as a bell tower previous to 1758 when Wright sketched what he felt was a reconstruction of the tower at it's full height.
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Immediately behind the neat Celtic stone in Dromiskin cemetery that marks the grave of Patrick Callan stands a much larger stone over the same grave erected to the memory of Nicholas Callan who died in 1783.
Philip Callan of Dromiskin settled in Dowdstown and was married to Elizaberth Neary of Whiterath 20th February 1792.
Denis Callan of Dromiskin known as Donneadh beag (Small Denis) married Margaret Smith before the year 1790 and settled in Darver on the western side of Dundalk-Ardee Road close to the big bog just outside the Northern boundary of Christianstown.
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