BROWSE
townland
Droim Badhb
genitive: Dhroim Badhb
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Drumbibe
(English)

Glossary

droim, drom
English ridge

Explanatory note

  • English

    ridge of (the) carrion-crows?

Centrepoint

54.0721, -7.86449latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Druim-bpíob = Ridge of the pipes. Píob means a pipe of any kind. [P]ipes may have been manufactured here. There is a place known as Piper’s Cross near here. Drumbibe lies beside Aughnasheelan Church. Drumbiobe (Down Survey) "
Nóta
"Arch.Inventory: Rath. On top of a drumlin (81). Enclosure. In a low-lying position in an undulating landscape (145). "
Nóta
1655
Dromboibe
DS
1659
?Drumboyle
Cen. Leathanach: 562
1668
?Drumboyle alias Doneboyle
ASE Leathanach: 161:34
1685
D:boibe
Hib. Del.
1830c
Drumbibe
TAB Leathanach: (61:16/14) innéacs, 19
1836
Drumbibe
BS:AL
1836
Drumbibe
Stacke, Capt.:AL
1836
Druim b-piob,
'ridge of the pipes'
OD:AL
1836
Drumbibe
OD:AL
1836
[Drumbibe]
"…two Danish forts…"
Desc. Rem.:AL

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