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

Glossary

droim, drom
English ridge
English great, big

Centrepoint

53.9904, -7.73456latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
"Cf: Ao, Ca, DG, FM, Do, ME, RC, Sl Mu, IM, TE: An Droim Mór PL, Co: An Drom Mór Dn: Droim Mór (A Dictionary of Ulster Placenames) Cl: Drom Mór (1980); Loch Dhrom Mór (2002) Co: An Drom Mór Ci: An Drom Mór (DED) "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory: Rath. On top of a drumlin (80). "
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Druim-mór = Great ridge "
Nóta
1622
Dromemore
CPR Leathanach: 560b
1622
Drommore
CPR Leathanach: 560b
1622
Drommore
CPR Leathanach: 522a
1627
?Dromore
Inq.(Li) Leathanach: 158
1631
Dromore
Inq.(Li) Leathanach: 167
1631
Drumore
Inq.(Li) Leathanach: 167
[1634
?Dromore
Inq.(Li) Leathanach: 180]
1655
Dromore
DS
1659
?Drumode
Cen. Leathanach: 563
1660c
Drommore
BSD (Li) Leathanach: 13
1667
Dromore
ASE Leathanach: 101.23
1685
D:more
Hib. Del.
1710
Dromore
CGn. Leathanach: 6.168.1693
1817
Drummore
Larkin (Li)
1836
Drummore
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Drumore
S&V:AL
1836
Drummore
CM:AL
1836
Drim mor
'the great back'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Drom mor
'great ridge'
dúch:AL
1836
Drummore
Walsh:AL
1836
Dromore
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Druim mor
'great ridge,' 'dorsum magnum'
OD:AL
1836
Dromore
OD:AL
1836
[Dromore]
"Drumore Fort is situated north of the centre…"
Desc. Rem.:AL

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