BROWSE
townland
Drom Mór
genitive: Dhrom Mór
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Dromore
(English)

Glossary

droim, drom
English ridge
English great, big

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

52.9297, -8.96848latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1583
Dromore
Terence or Terellagh O'Brean; nó Dromore Tulla Upper?
F Leathanach: 4263
1583
Drommore
Terence or Terellagh O'Brean; nó Dromore Tulla Upper?
F Leathanach: 4274
1588
Dromore
Inq.(Cl) Leathanach: 1, 24
1601
Drommore
Dermot O Mulrony; nó Dromore Tulla Upper?
F Leathanach: 6562
1601
Drommore
Donogh McClanchy; nó Dromore Tulla Upper?
F Leathanach: 6562
1601
Dromohir?
Mahown mcConsydyn mcDonogh duffe; nó Dromore Tulla Upper?
F Leathanach: 6562
1602
Drommore
Brien McSwynie; nó Dromore Tulla Upper?
F Leathanach: 6615
1602
Drommore
Donogh mcConnor McClanchy; nó Dromore Tulla Upper?
F Leathanach: 6615
1612
Dromore
Inq.(Cl) Leathanach: 2, 67
1632
Dromore
Inchiquin Leathanach: 340, 1051
1632
Dromore
Inchiquin Leathanach: 341, 1052
1650c
ó Dhruim Mór
LM Leathanach: 233
1652
Dromore
Inchiquin Leathanach: 623, 1840
1684
Dromore
Inchiquin Leathanach: 12, 37
1699
Dromohir
Inchiquin Leathanach: 547, 1541
1778
Dromore
T&S Leathanach: 203
1787
Dromore
Pelham (Cl)
1808
Dromore
nó Dromore, Tulla Upper
Stat. Surv. (Cl) Leathanach: 105
1808
Dromore
castle
Stat. Surv. (Cl) Leathanach: 310
1839
Dromore
BS:AL Leathanach: Cl026,15
1839
Dromore
CM:AL Leathanach: Cl026,15
1839
Dromore
List (Curtin, Rev.):AL Leathanach: Cl026,15
1839
Dromore
["Tithe Book date 1831"];
TAB:AL Leathanach: Cl026,15
1839
Dromore
Seneschal List:AL (Cl) Leathanach: Cl026,15
1839
Drommore
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: Cl026,15
1839
Drom muar
pl:AL Leathanach: Cl026,15
1839
Dromore
OD:AL Leathanach: Cl026,15
1839
[Dromore]
"a large lough called Dromore Lough and in that lough there are 5 islands, Illaunaguineen, Illaunacuslane, Illaunaquillin, Illaunacleha, Illaunmilton, and the ruins of an old castle called Dromore Castle" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Cl026,15
1839
Drom muar, 'big ridge,' 'dorsum magnum'
OD:AL Leathanach: Cl026,15
1992
drəˈmoːr ˌdroˈmoːr
Áit.

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