THINGS TO DO
Discover the feeling of ancient Ireland when you walk the hallowed ground of the Monastic site
Wander at your leisure around the Drum Heritage Visitor Center. Read the profiles of the people and events that shaped the lives of a South Roscommon community.
Discover the feeling of ancient Ireland when you walk the hallowed ground of the Monastic site.
Exhibits include:
– A scale model of a horizontal water-driven corn mill similar to the type of mill that operated in the Drum area in medieval times.
– A scale model of the Titanic together with details of the fate of local families who sailed on her.
– An exhibit commemorating the 1903 Lennon brothers World Champions Baseball Team
– An exhibit detailing the life and death of Rev. Dean James E. Coyle, Drum’s Martyred Priest.
The only working model in Ireland of an early Medievial horizontal water-driven corn mill, is a 1/10 scale model that replicate a similar type mill that operated in the Drum area in medieval times. The actual work on the model was carefully executed by an expert craftsman in wood – Mr Tom Cunney. In operating this model, electricity is used to raise the sluice which in turns diverts the water through the millrace, to the waterwheel, thus allowing the mill to commence working.
