Drumsloe

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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.[http://www.townlands.ie/fermanagh/tirkennedy/magheracross/drumsloe/ Drumsloe Townland Information].

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History

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.[http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=8106 Drumsloe place name]. 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.[https://sites.google.com/site/ballinamallarddevelopmentassoc//home/village-history Ballinamallard History].

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