BROWSE
townland
Droim Gabhla
genitive: Dhroim Gabhla
(Irish)
Drumgowla
(English)

Glossary

droim, drom
English ridge

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

electoral division

Centrepoint

53.9506, -7.82983latitude, longitude
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Historical references

ˌdrumˈgoulə
Nóta
Cf: p: Kiltoghert b: Leitrim
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Druim-gaibhle, nó gabhlach. Ridge of the fork or fodked place. Gabhal, literally a fork, is often applied to the space between the meeting of two rivers, or to the space between the meeting of two rivers, or to the space around which a river winds forklike, or to anything forked. Fiant, 5442, Elizabeth has Drumgoall."
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory Curraun/Drumgowla Crannóg (possible). Towards the N end of Curraun Louhg and now joined to the mainland (44). Curraun/Drumgowla. Crannóg (possible). At the centre of Curraun Lough (44)."
Nóta
"NÓM: Droim Gabhla"
Nóta
1590
?Dromgoall
F Leathanach: 5442
1622
Dromgolla
CPR Leathanach: 514b
1631
Dromgolla
Inq. Leathanach: 176
1659
Drumgolelaw
Cen. Leathanach: 563
c1660
Drumgowla
BSD Leathanach: 33
1800
Drumgowla
Uachtanna (Li) 1966 Leathanach: 151
1836
"Drum gabhla, 'ridge of spears or lances' "
dúch:AL
1836
Druim gabhla, 'ridge of the fork'
OD:AL
1836
"Drim goellach, 'the forked back' "
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Drumgowla
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Drumgowla
S&V:AL
1836
Drumgoula
Buck, H.:AL
1836
Dromgowla
CM:AL
1836
Drumgawla
HCER 1826:AL
1836
Drumgowla
Walsh:AL
1836
Drumgowla
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Drum ghabhla
pl:AL
1836
Drumgowla
OD:AL

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