BROWSE
townland
Droim Lon
genitive: Dhroim Lon
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Drumlon
(English)

Centrepoint

53.9483, -6.95827latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1586
Drounlono
F Leathanach: 4891
1604
Drumlan
CPR Leathanach: 31b
1609
dromlume
MEC Leathanach: 4.21
1611
Dromlume
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 17 Car. I
1618
Dromlume
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 17 Car. I
1629
Dromlume
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 17 Car. I
1629
Dromlume is called...<br/>Dromlon
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 17 Car. I
1629
Dromlonbeg
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 17 Car. I
1629
Dromlanmore
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 17 Car. I
1643c
? Dromlom
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 194
1643c
? Drumlum
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 104
1652
Dromluin
Comm. Surv.
1660c
Dromlyna
BSD (Ca) Leathanach: 237
1709
Drumlun
3½ Carvaghs
Carvaghs Leathanach: 48
1761
Dromlun
Freeholders (Ca) Leathanach: 324
1836
Dromlon
BS:AL Leathanach: Ca006,17
1836
Dromlan
CM:AL Leathanach: Ca006,17
1836
Dromloun
BM:AL Leathanach: Ca006,17
1836
Druml[.]n
Old Doc. 1790:AL (Ca) Leathanach: Ca006,17
1836
Dromluin
Commonwealth Survey:AL Leathanach: Ca006,17
1836
Drumlun
Co. Table:AL Leathanach: Ca006,17
1836
Drom lon, 'ridge of the black birds'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca006,17
1836
Drum Fhlann?
"quasi-Fhlainn, 'of Flann' — a man's name" [dúch];
dúch:AL Leathanach: Ca006,17
1836
drum lŏn
pl:AL Leathanach: Ca006,17
1836
Droml[um]e
"Droml[um]e is called by the name of Dromlon" [Inq. C. I];
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Ca006,17
1836
Drumlun als. Dromloin als. Dromlin
*ní hionann*
Inq. C II:AL Leathanach: Ca006,17
1836
[Drumlon]
"There is an ancient fort about the centre of townland" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Ca006,17

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