Drum is a village and townland in the west of County Monaghan in Ireland. It is one of the only Protestant-majority settlements in the Republic of Ireland.
Road through Drum. The building with the gable towards the road is the Protestant Hall.
Blue plaque commemorating John Deyell
The Imperial Grand Black Chapter of the British Commonwealth, or simply the Royal Black Institution, is a Protestant fraternal society based in Northern Ireland established in 1797.
Drum, County Monaghan
…year. A blue plaque on the wall of the Protestant Hall commemorates John Deyell, who later founded a settlement in Canada. There is also a branch of the Royal Black Preceptory, and the Drum Association, a local development association, which shares premises with the Wee Drummers childcare facility. There is a Protestant primary…
Royal Black Institution parade, Bangor, County Down
Members of the Royal Black Preceptory 241, photographed in 1948
Token from a Canadian lodge of the RBI, with various symbols pertaining to the society
Royal Black Institution Parade, Omagh, County Tyrone