BROWSE
townland
Droim Dhoirn
genitive: Dhroim Dhoirn
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Drumadorn
(English)

Glossary

droim, drom
English ridge

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • English

    ridge of (the) hand, fist; the ridge of Dorn

Centrepoint

53.909, -7.75296latitude, longitude
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Historical references

ˌdrumaˈdorən
Nóta
Nóta
n/a
Pinkman: "Druim-a’-duirn = Ridge of the fist. From some pugilistic encounter? Compare Lissadorn, Lios-a’-Duirn, in Co. Roscommon, where, according to local tradition, the last chief of the district, O’Monahan, was killed by another chief, O’Beirne, with a blow of the fist."
Nóta
1622
Dromagorne
CPR Leathanach: 514b
1631
Dromagorne
Inq. Leathanach: 176
1659
Dromadorne
Cen. Leathanach: 564
1836
Drom a durn
'ridge of the fist'
dúch:AL
1836
Druim a duirn
'ridge of the fist'
OD:AL
1836
Drim a drien
'the blackthorn back'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Drummadurn
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Drummadurn
Buck, H.:AL
1836
Drumadurn
CM:AL
1836
Drummadurn
Walsh:AL
1836
Drimadern
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Druim a dhuirn
pl:AL
1836
Drumadorn
OD:AL

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