BROWSE
townland
An Droim Mór
genitive: an Droma Mhóir
(Irish)
Dromore
(English)

Glossary

droim, drom
English ridge
English great, big

Centrepoint

53.9553, -8.05403latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
"Ao, Ca, Cl, Co, DG, Co, FM, Ci, Lm, Do, Me, Mu, RC, Sl, TE, PL, IM P: Cloone, Oughteragh, b: Carrigallen P: Killanummery b: Drumahaire P: Killasnet b: Rosclogher "
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Druim-Mór = Great ridge. "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory Rath. In an undulating landscape (80). "
Nóta
1606
Druym More
Inq. Leathanach: 141
1608
Druynmore
CPR Leathanach: 126a
1619
Drummore
CPR Leathanach: 406a
1655
Dromore
DS
1659
Drumore
Cen. Leathanach: 559
1660c
Dromore
BSD Leathanach: 41
1666
Dromore
ASE Leathanach: 51
1685
D:more
Hib. Del.
1721
Dromore
Uachtanna, Féach Breifne 1960 Leathanach: 229
1734
?Dromore
Uachtanna, Féach Breifne 1960 Leathanach: 233
1835
Dromore
TAB (60:16/10) innéacs Leathanach: 77, 183, Nóta: (60:16/10) innéacs
1836
Drumore
BS:AL
1836
Drumore
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Drim-mor,
'the great back'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Drummore
CM:AL
1836
Dromore
DS Ref.:AL
1836
Drumore
DS Map:AL
1836
Druim mór,
'great ridge'
OD:AL
1836
Dromore
OD:AL
1836
[Dromore]
"…an old fort…"
Desc. Rem.:AL

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