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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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