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

Glossary

droim, drom
English ridge

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.9248, -7.94409latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Druim-Thanaidhe = Tany’s ridge. Tany is a man’s name and means literally ‘gracillis’or ‘thin.’ “Tanaidhe O’Mullchonrie, Chief Chronicler of all Connaught died and was buried in Kilbarry AD 1385. “And Maoilin the son of Tanaidhe the most highly respected and honoured of all the poets of Ireland died” 1441 AD. The Teallach Tanaidhe were a branch of the Cenel Luachain in the north east of south Leitrim. "
Nóta
"Arch. Survey Enclosure. At the N end of a N-S drumlin ridge."
Nóta
<s>1621<s>
<s>?*Dromhanny<s>
CPR Leathanach: 518b
1622
?Dromenie
CPR Leathanach: 539b
c1660
?Drumhanny
(nó Drumhany N/S?)
BSD Leathanach: 19
1667
Dromhory or Dromheny
ASE Leathanach: 136
1834
?Drumhanny Clements
TAB Leathanach: 37, Nóta: (61:16/16) recap.
1834
?Drumhanny Crofton
TAB Leathanach: 39, Nóta: (61:16/16) recap.
1836
Drumaina
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Drumina
BS:AL
1836
Drumhawny
CM:AL
1836
Drumaina
Hyde, Rev. A.:AL
1836
Drumhany
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Drumeen
S&V:AL
1836
Dromhanny
DS Ref.:AL
1836
Dromhany
DS Map:AL
1836
Druim thanaigh
pl:AL
1836
Druim Thanaidhe
Taney's ridge'; "Many of the Mullconrys called Taney." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL
1836
Drumhany
OD (corr.):AL
1836
Tanaidh
'means gracilis, or thin'
OD:AL

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