drumshanbo town originated extensive iron industry around slieve anierin 17th century. pig iron produced @ iron smelting works on east of slieve anierin brought south across lough allen drumshanbo finery forge malleable iron product produced , transported dublin , limerick boat. first ship built east india company in limerick supposedly finished product drumshanbo iron works. according folklore iron ore conveyed drumshanbo furnaces boat, on lough allen, supplied slieven iern [anerin], ballinaglera, arigna mountains, situated around lough allen . long ago ireland had been covered in woodland, claim echoed in 19th century survey of leitrim- “a hundred years ago whole country 1 continued, undivided forest, drumshanbo drumkeeran, distance of 9 or ten miles, 1 travel whole way tree tree branches . these great forests in leitrim , on west side of lough allen denuded making charcoal iron works around slieve anierin. immense piles of cleared timber existed @ drumshanbo in 1782.
throughout @ least 19th , 20th centurys, fairs held @ drumshanbo on- february 12 (or 15th), may 12 (or 17th), june 11, july 16, august 16, october 6, , november 16. in 1925, drumshanbo village comprised 77 houses, 17 being licensed sell alcohol.
some 500 victims of great famine buried @ famine-period burial ground @ drumshanbo.
historical figures include
father canice mooney (1911-1963), respected franciscan nuascoláirí (new scholar), born in drumshanbo. academic wrote books on irish franciscan s.
^ mcloughlin 1938, pp. 528.
^ buchan 1860, pp. 12.
^ boate 1653, pp. 120.
^ henry 1914, pp. 243.
^ correspondent 1882, pp. 37.
^ longman 1819, pp. 405.
^ watsons 1830.
^ irish free state 1925, pp. 31.
^ breathnach, ní mhurchú.
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