BROWSE
townland
Droim ar Gabhail
genitive: Dhroim ar Gabhail
(Irish)
Drumergoole
(English)

Glossary

droim, drom
English ridge

Centrepoint

53.9987, -7.59934latitude, longitude
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Historical references

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"Arch. Inventory: “Crannóg. Close to the N shore of Drumergoole Lough…and sometimes attached to the land. Overgrown circular island…with a wide shore…. Fallen trees reveal cut timbers in the matrix. Two quernstones and two quernstone fragments from the site are now at a nearby house.” (lch 46) “Rath. In deciduous woodland on the E-facing slope of a N-S drumlin ridge” (83) "
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<s>1586<s>
<s>?Dromgrillen (Drumderglin?) (McCorrine)<s>
F Leathanach: <s>4807<s>
<s>1631<s>
<s>?Dromgolla<s>
Inq. Leathanach: <s>176<s>
<s>1631<s>
<s>?Dromgoole<s>
Inq. Leathanach: <s>174<s>
1659
Drumergowle
Cen. Leathanach: 561
1660c
Dromargowle
BSD Leathanach: 15
1734
Dromergoole als Drumergoul
CGn. Leathanach: 76.21.53664
1817
Dromergoole
Larkin (Li)
1830c
Drumergold
TAB Leathanach: (61:16/15) innéacs, 31, 32
1836
Drumergiloe
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Drumergold
Gibson, J.:AL
1836
Druim no golleach
'the forked back'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Drummergool
Buck, H.:AL
1836
Drumergowl
S&V:AL
1836
Drom air gual
'coal ridge'
OD:AL
1836
Drumergowl
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Dromergoole
CM:AL
1836
Druim air (ar) gabhail
'ridge on the fork'
OD:AL
1836
Drumergoole
"Vide Lisgoale?" [Nóta OD]
OD:AL

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