BROWSE
townland
Droim Chú (Jackson)
genitive: Dhroim Chú
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Drumcoo (Jackson)
(English)

Glossary

droim, drom
English ridge

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    ridge of —
    Ní léir brí c(h)ú anseo. Cé go bhfuil sé le fáil sa Nua-Ghaeilge mar ghinideach uatha de , 'hound', is í an fhoirm is luaithe, con, a mbeifí ag súil leis i logainmneacha. D'fhéadfadh sé gur forbairt as conga, 'narrow neck of land', atá ann, faoi mar atá le fáil san ainm Béal Cú (< Béal Conga) i gContae Fhear Manach; níl aon fhianaise stairiúil ar an bhforbairt conga > san ainm idir chamáin anseo, áfach

  • English

    ridge of —
    The meaning of c(h)ú is unclear here. While it exists in the later language as a genitive singular form of , 'hound', the earlier form, which would be expected to occur in placenames, is con. The second element could represent a development of conga, 'narrow neck of land', as in the case of Béal Cú (< Béal Conga) in County Fermanagh; however, we have no historical evidence for the development conga > in the present name

Centrepoint

54.2818, -7.0154latitude, longitude
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