BROWSE
townland
Droim Bada
genitive: Dhroim Bada
(Irish)
Drumbad
(English)

Glossary

droim, drom
English ridge

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

53.8527, -7.7434latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1621
Drombadamore
CPR Leathanach: 533b
1629
Drombadamore
Cotton Map
1629
DromBaddabeg
Cotton Map
1660c
Drumbadmore
BSD (Lo) Leathanach: 174
1669
Drumvadimore
ASE Leathanach: 171
1750
Drumbdgmore otherwise Drumbadymore
CGn. Imleabhar: 138.558.95636
1813
Drumbad
Edgeworth
1832
Drumbad
BS:AL
1832
Drumbad
Crawford, Sir, G.:AL
1832
Drumbad
Edgeworth Map:AL
1832
Druim báid, “ridge or long hill of the boat”
OD:AL
1832
See Fermanagh near the cliffs of Foora Drumbad
OD:AL
1832
it has a fort...Trig ? Ruins of a R.C. Chapel...
Desc. Rem.:AL
1908
Druim Baid, “ridge of long hill – O’ Donovan”
MacGivney Leathanach: 105
2007
dromˈbad
Áit.

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