placenamesDurrow
Darú
At Course, the station and its commemorative plaque record different stages in the district’s emergency service.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Darú · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Durrow · English · main form
Place & story
A brigade before the station
Durrow’s fire brigade was established in 1942. Its history therefore began well before the station on Abbeyleix Road at Course, which Laois County Council dates to 1979. The council describes a retained station with two vehicle bays, a watch room and a lecture room. [2] [3]
Remembering the firefighters
On 1 September 2019, former firefighters and their families gathered for a plaque unveiling. Bobby Hovenden, Durrow’s station officer from 1969 to 1986, unveiled it with Laois chief fire officer Declan Power. The contemporary report records 38 firefighters’ names, including five station officers, across the brigade’s first 77 years. Those figures describe the 2019 commemoration. [2]
A limestone record of service
The plaque was made in polished limestone and incorporates the outline of County Laois. Set between the station’s vehicle doors, it records firefighters’ names and the station officers’ terms. The unveiling report credits Sean O’Brien Marblestone and Steven Thomas with producing it. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Durrow. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Plaque unveiled to honour history of Durrow fire service, 27 December2019 · Express Reporter, Leinster Express
- Durrow Fire Station · Laois County Council
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