Drong/Drung

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Hierarchy

townland

Drong

genitive: Dhroing

(Irish)

Drung

(English)

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Hierarchy

county

Dún na nGall/Donegal

barony

Inis Eoghain Thoir/Inishowen East

civil parish

Cluain Catha/Clonca

electoral division

Málainn/Malin

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

(place of) assembly; throng

Ní léir brí bheacht drong i logainmneacha.
English

(place of) assembly; throng

The exact meaning of drong in placenames is unclear.

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55.3143, -7.31771latitude, longitude

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Archival records

Historical references

1621	Drunge	Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 11 Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae asservatarum Repertorium Áit foilsithe: Dublin, Bliain: 1829
1654	Drogh	CS III Leathanach: 3 Civil Survey III. Counties of Donegal, Londonderry and Tyrone. (ed. Simington, 1937) Bliain: 1654
1659	Drunge	Cen. Leathanach: 62 A census of Ireland, circa 1659: with supplementary material from the poll money ordinances (1660-1661), eag. S. Pender (1939) Bliain foilsithe: 1939, Údar: S. Pender, Áit foilsithe: Dublin
1661	Drogh	BSD (DG) Books of Survey and Distribution (Co. Donegal)
1661	dronge	Parsons Hollar Map (BM) Map of Inishowen, showing loughs Swilly and Foyle and the land around. 1661 Etching. Wenceslaus Hollar, Sir William Parsons. Leagan ó Mhusaem na Breataine / Copy from The British Museum. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_Q-6-140
1669	Drunge	Chic. Pat. 136 'confirmation of the Chichester Patents enrolled 1669', in R. M. Young, Historical Notices of Old Belfast and its vicinity (Belfast, 1896) lgh. 127-138.
1801	Drung	CGn. 535.600.353162; Harvey to Richardson Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1805	Drung	CGn. 570.223.380878 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1828	Drung	TAB Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1835	Drung	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1835	Drung	BS Sketch Map:AL Boundary Survey Sketch Map in AL
1835	Drung	Finné:AL Finné in Ainmleabhair na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Witness is Ordnance Survey Namebooks Tugtar ainm an fhinné / Informant's name is provided.
2020	FSÁG: 'Dún Droing (Fort of Assembly) In *Inis Eoghain, DL; perh. in one of two tls Drung in Inishowen'	Nóta Nóta eolais

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