BROWSE
townland
Drom an Chomair Beag
genitive: Dhrom an Chomair Beag
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Dromcummer Beg
(English)

Glossary

beag, big
English small
droim, drom
English ridge

Explanatory note

  • English

    the ridge of (at) the river-confluence

Centrepoint

52.1415, -8.89412latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1594
Dromecurnyre
F Leathanach: 5903
1617
Drome Connomore
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: 1, 288
1618
Dromcomer
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: 1, 331
1633
Drumcummer
Corp. Cork Leathanach: 173
1655
Dromcuhmer
DS
1657
Dromecomer
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: VII, 110
1657
Drowmecomer
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: VII, 112
1660c.
Drumcumer
BSD (Co) Leathanach: 164
1662
Dromcummer
Sub. Roll Leathanach: 17
1666
Dromcomer
ASE Leathanach: 59-b
1666
Drumcummer
ASE Leathanach: 59-b
1669
Drumcumer
ASE Leathanach: 205-a
1750
Drumcumer
Smith Map Co
1787
Droumecummer
CGn. Leathanach: 380.557.258034
1811
Dromcomer
Bath
1812
Dromcumber
Leet Leathanach: 1, 230
1825
Dromcummermore, -beg
TAB Leathanach: 55, 57
1840
Drumcumber
Ld. Arden's Map 1702:AL
1840
Drumcummermore, -beg
BS:AL
1840
droim a’ chumair mór
EC:AL
1840
hill of the confluence
OD:AL
1840
Drumcumer
Shannon Map 1722:AL

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