BROWSE
townland
Droimnín
genitive: Dhroimnín
(Irish)
Drumneen
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the little ridge
    droimnín — foirm dhíspeagtha de droimne

    Smut beag de pharóiste Bhaile Adaim atá i mbarúntacht an tSráidbhaile. Tá droim beag c. 100m ar airde ann.

    Ainmneacha stairiúla:
    Foirmeacha eile den alias 1576 ‘Killiclery’ is ea 1551 ‘Kyleclere’, 1567 ‘Kilclery’ < Coill an Chléirigh “the wood of the cleric” (?).

Centrepoint

52.9981, -7.09597latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1567
Dromnyne
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 1 Eliz.
1576
Dromlin alias Killiclery
F Leathanach: 2838
1627
Dromneene
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 1 C I
1632
Dromlyne al' Dromnin al' Kilclery
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 13 C I
1632
Dromlyne al' Dromnyne
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 13 C I
1632
Dromneene al' Kilklery
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 13 C I
1654-6
Drumime
CS X Leathanach: 20
1655
Drumine
DS
1659
Drumneene
Cen. Leathanach: 504
1660c
Drumine
BSD (La) Leathanach: 104
1685
Drumin
Hib. Del.
1838
Dromnin, Dromnyne, Dromlyne
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: I007,1,7
1838
Drummeneen
BS:AL Leathanach: I007,1,7
1838
Dromnyne
Inq. Eliz. I:AL Leathanach: I007,1,7
1838
Druimnín, 'a small back or ridge'
OD:AL Leathanach: I007,1,7
1838
Drumneen
"Compare." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: I007,1,7
2006
dromˈniːn
Áit.

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