BROWSE
townland
An Droim Mór
genitive: an Droma Mhóir
(Irish)
Dromore
(English)

Glossary

droim, drom
English ridge
English great, big

Centrepoint

54.068, -7.78855latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
Nóta
"Cf. p: Kiltoghert, b: Leitrim P: Killasnet, b: Rosclogher P: Killanummery, b: Drumahaire P: Cloone, b: Carrigallen Cf: Ao, Ca, DG, FM, Do, ME, RC, Sl Gan chártaí Mu: An Droim Mór PL: An Drom Mór Dn: Droim Mór (A Dictionary of Ulster Placenames) TE: An Droim Mór (A Dictionary of Ulster Placenames) Cl: Drom Mór (1980); Loch Dhrom Mór (2002) Co: An Drom Mór Ci: An Drom Mór (DED) IM: An Droim Mór (1995) "
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Druim-Mór = Great ridge. "
Nóta
"Arch.Inventory: Crannóg (possible) (bf: Lissacarn). At the centre of Dromore Lough (50). Rath. On a small knoll towards the bottom of a S-facing slope (80). Rath. On a knoll on a W-facing slope (80). "
Nóta
1621
Drommore
CPR Leathanach: 525a
1629
?Drumore
Inq. Leathanach: 166
1631
?Drumore
(paróiste Ought.)
Inq. Leathanach: 167
1660c
Dromore
BSD Leathanach: 17
1716
Dromore
CGn. Leathanach: 16.440.7916
1817
Dromore
Larkin (Li)
1830c
Dromore
TAB Leathanach: (61:16/14) innéacs, 5
1836
Dromore
BS:AL
1836
Dromore
Stacke, Capt.:AL
1836
Dromore
Larkin (Li)
1836
Druim mór
'great ridge'
OD:AL
1836
Dromore
OD:AL
1836
[Dromore]
"…a Danish fort."
Desc. Rem.:AL

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