[citation needed] During the 1798 rebellion, five parishioners were killed by the Louth Militia for refusing to allow them entry to the Church in the village.

[citation needed] It is recorded that this Brigade fired the last shot of the Anglo-Irish War at 11:20 on 11 June 1921, twenty minutes after the truce.

[citation needed] The River Dee, Lough Bracken, and the smaller lakes of Corstown and Balrath are situated in this area.

Village amenities including a doctor's GP practice, post office, hair salon, pharmacy, butchers, primary school, grocery store and a B&B.

St. Peter & Paul's National School is situated on the Kingscourt road at the end of the village.

There are some graves surrounding Saint Peter's Church, and the village has two other cemeteries on the Ardee Road (one Catholic and one Protestant).