BROWSE
townland
Droim Chliabh Theas
genitive: Dhroim Chliabh Theas
(Irish)
Drumcliff South
(English)

Glossary

droim, drom
English ridge

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

54.3217, -8.48799latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
Nóta
Nóta
1306
Drumclief
CDI Leathanach: 1302–7 225
1315
templaib Droma Cliab
AConn.
1331
Druimckab
Annatis Elphin Leathanach: 7 Arch. Hib. xxii-iii
1403
Drumcliab
V 583-593
CPL
1414
Druymcliab (Cornelius Oconeil)
VI 422-430
CPL
1416
Muirghér [leg. Muirghés] ua coineóil comarba droma cliabh do losccad na tigh fén lá foghladhaibh
ARÉ Leathanach: iv 824
1426
Druymcliab
VII 432-438
CPL
1428
Drumcliab
VIII 83-95
CPL
1429
Druymcliab (Dermitio Megaedagan)
Annatis Elphin Leathanach: 6 Arch. Hib. xxii-iii
1486‒7
Drumcliamb ...
CPL Leathanach: 1484‒92 120
1585
Dumclief, Dumclif, Dunclief
Exch. E:Wood-Martin I Leathanach: 399
1585
Dromclieve
F Leathanach: 4706
1587
Dromclewe
Exch. E:Wood-Martin I Leathanach: 383
1587
Dromclew
Exch. E:Wood-Martin I Leathanach: 392
1589
Dromclere
Bingham
1590
Dromklive
F Leathanach: 5478
1605
Drumclive
CPR Leathanach: 277b
1610
Dromclen otherwise Dromcley or Dromcleiove, Dromclive
CPR Leathanach: 179a
1610
Dromclive
CPR Leathanach: 179a
1622
Dromchiefe als. Dromcleive
CPR Leathanach: 179a
1655–7
Drumcliffe
DS
1659
Drumcliffe
Cen. Leathanach: 597
1659
Drumclyffe
Cen. Leathanach: 597
1660c
Drumcliffe
BSD Leathanach: 88
1665c
Dromlisse
HMR Leathanach: 48, 78
1684c
Droumcleife...Droumcliefe, Droumclefe
Downing Leathanach: 237
1685c
Drumcliff
Hib. Del.
1749
Drumcliff, Newtown, Drumcliff
Cen. of Elphin Leathanach: 561
1778
Drumcleif
T&S Leathanach: 226
1802
Drumcliff
Stat. Surv. (Sl) Leathanach: 3
1819
Drumcliff
Larkin (Sl)
1836
Drumcliff Parish, is called in Irish Druim Shliabh (Note. Cill Cleitt in Down is likewise pronounced Cill Shliabh by the Irish) which name is interpreted by the people- back of the mountain...
LSO (Sl) Leathanach: 83
1836
Dromcliff is generally called Druim Shliabh na gCros
LSO (Sl) Leathanach: 85
1836
Drumcliffe
BS:AL Leathanach: Sl014,2
1836
Drumcliff North
BS:AL Leathanach: Sl014,48
1836
Druim cliabh “ridge of the baskets”
OD:AL
1836
Drumcliff
BM:AL
1836
Dromcliff
Beaufort:AL
1836
Drumcliff
Carlisle Top Dic:AL
1836
Drumcliff
Cess Applot. Bk.:AL
1836
Drumcliff
CM:AL
1836
Drumcliff
Cooper:AL
1836
The Drumcliff River is the southern boundary
Desc. Rem.:AL
1836
Drimcliffe
DS Ref.:AL
1836
Drumcliff
Larkin (Sl):AL
1836
Drumcliff
Militia Cess Applotment:Al
1836
Druim Chliabh “ridge of the caskets” ‘2 wells in Drumcliff in the part called Faithche na d-Tarbh, one called Tobar Patr[...], the other Tobar na Bolgoige’ [pl]
OD:AL
1836
Drumcleefe
pron.:AL
1836
Drumcliff
Rocque (1762):AL
1844
Druim Cliabh
Hy Fiach.
1938
Druim Cliabh
Elphin PN Leathanach: 42

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