BROWSE
townland
Droim Shalach
genitive: Dhroim Shalach
(Irish)
Drumhallagh
(English)

Glossary

droim, drom
English ridge

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.956, -7.79517latitude, longitude
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Historical references

ˌdrumˈhalə
Nóta
Ca, DG Gan chártaí
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Druim-shalach = Dirty or miry ridge. "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory Rath. Towards the top of the E-facing slope of a N-S drumlin ridge (84)."
Nóta
"NÓM: An Droim Salach"
Nóta
1659
Dromhallagh
Cen. Leathanach: 563
1660
Drumhallagh
BSD Leathanach: 26
1660
Drumhallen
BSD Leathanach: 24
1755
"Drumhallagh (O’Brian)"
Uachtanna (Li) Leathanach: 241
1836
Drim a lugg 'the hollow back'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
"Druim shallach 'dirty ridge', 'dorsum lutsum'"
OD:AL
1836
Drom alla, 'the ridge of the cliff'
dúch:AL
1836
Drumhallow
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Drumhallagh
S&V:AL
1836
Drumhallow
Buck, H.:AL
1836
Drumhallow
CM:AL
1836
Drumhallow
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Dromhallagh
DS:AL
1836
Drumhallagh
OD:AL

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