In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Drakestown like this:
DRAKESTOWN, a parish, in the barony of MORGALLION, county of MEATH, and province of LEINSTER, 3 ¾ miles (S.) from Nobber, on the road from Navan to Kingscourt; containing 982 inhabitants. It comprises 6582 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act: the land is mostly in pasture, the surrounding country being generally good grazing land. ...
It is a rectory, in the diocese of Meath, and is part of the union of Castletown-Kilpatrick : the tithes amount to £188. 3. 2., and there is a glebe of 4 acres, valued at £28 per annum. The R. C. parish is co-extensive with that of the Established Church. About 40 boys are educated in a private school.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Drakestown, in and County Meath | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/27272
Date accessed: 31st May 2024
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