BROWSE
townland
An Droim Dearg
genitive: an Droma Dheirg
(Irish)
Drumderg
(English)

Glossary

dearg, deirg, deirge
English red, red one
droim, drom
English ridge

Centrepoint

53.8085, -7.65748latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1602
Dru[ ]ge (Hugh M’Tirlaugh)
F Leathanach: 6699
1612
Dromdergie
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1621
Dromderge (Lisagh McJames Farrall)
CPR Leathanach: 537b
1629
Dromderig
Cotton Map
c.1660
Drumdirge
BSD Leathanach: 164
1671
Dromderrigg
ASE Leathanach: 227
1723
Drumderick als. Drumderrigg
CGn. Leathanach: 39.141.24633
1723
Drumderrigg als. Drumderrick
CGn. Leathanach: 40.168.24818
1813
Drumderrig
Edgeworth
1835
Drumderrig
BS:AL
1835
Dromdergie
Inq. J I:AL
1835
Druim Derg, “red ridge or hill”
OD:AL
1835
Drumderrig
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1908
Druim Dearg, “red ridge”
MacGivney Leathanach: 105
2007
dromˈderg
Áit.

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