BROWSE
townland
Droim Iúraí
genitive: Dhroim Iúraí
(Irish)
Drumury
(English)

Glossary

droim, drom
English ridge

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.9355, -7.64284latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1619/20
Dromowry
CPR Leathanach: 450b
1629
-----------[istigh le Ballyduff]
Cotton Map
1655
Dromuree
DS
c.1660
Drumuree
BSD Leathanach: 167
1667
Drumree or Drumvree
ASE Leathanach: 166
1685
Dromree
Hib. Del.
1813
Drummury
Edgeworth
1832
Drummury
BS:AL
1832
Drumuree
DS:AL
1832
Dromiree [?]
Inq. J I:AL
1832
Druim Iubhraighe, “ridge of the yew”
OD:AL
1832
Druim Iubhraighe
pl:AL
1832
pronounced Drum-oory
pron.:AL
1832
It has a portion of wood marsh...
Desc. Rem.:AL
1832
Drummury
Crawford, Sir G.,:AL
1832
Drummury
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1908
Drummury, Druim Iubhraighe, “ridge of yew tree”
MacGivney Leathanach: 106
2000
Droim Iúraí = ridge of the place abounding in yew trees (Ó Dálaigh)
MacNerney
2007
droˈmuːriˑ
Áit.

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