History of Kilsaran union of parishes in the County of Louth, being a history of the parishes of Kilsaran, Gernonstown, Stabannon, Manfieldstown, and Dromiskin, with many particulars relating to the parishes of Richardstown, Dromin, and Darver, comprising a large section of mid-Louth . stands a tower (Coji as some call it) which is perfect andabout fifty or sixty feet in height. On its south side is an en-trance bout 5J feet high and 3 broad at bottom, which is muchshattered outwardly on both sides ; on its south-east side, about20 feet from the ground, is another from about 7 feet high by 2 f
History of Kilsaran union of parishes in the County of Louth, being a history of the parishes of Kilsaran, Gernonstown, Stabannon, Manfieldstown, and Dromiskin, with many particulars relating to the parishes of Richardstown, Dromin, and Darver, comprising a large section of mid-Louth . stands a tower (Coji as some call it) which is perfect andabout fifty or sixty feet in height. On its south side is an en-trance bout 5J feet high and 3 broad at bottom, which is muchshattered outwardly on both sides ; on its south-east side, about20 feet from the ground, is another from about 7 feet high by 2 feetbroad—the cut stones around its borders have partly fallen are four openings immediately under the cap (of the The Round Tower. 173 building) towards the and S., which are about four foethigh by 2\ broad, and to the X. side of W. one is also anothersmall pointed opening about 18 inches high by 10 inches is a bell hanging inside, which is considered to be the bellbelonging originally to the Tower. It was used until some timeago—the chain by which it was hung was broken. The commonname for [this] Tower is ctogAfi, because it was used as a tradition is that both it and the old church, to which itbelonged, were erected by St. Doorway of Dromiskin Round Tower. Isaac Butler, in 1744 (MS. Armagh Library), says : Drumisky or —kin Parish Church, near three miles south of Dun-dalk off to the right hand of the road. The Church is small,the steeple a few yards west of it is a Round Tower, between40 and 50 feet in height and about 20 paces in circumferencehas four windows facing the cardinal points, and the ChurchBell is hung up in it under the Cap which terminates in apoint. We also find many references to the bell hung in theTower in the Vestry Minutes of the parish. From one of the illustrations, which we give, t ila drawing by Dr. 1etrie about 1S30-40, it will be seen that 174 Chap. V.—Dromiskin Parish. a cabin was built again
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