BROWSE
townland
Droim Shaileach
genitive: Dhroim Shaileach
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Drumhillagh
(English)

Glossary

droim, drom
English ridge
sail, saileach
English willow-(tree)

Centrepoint

54.093, -6.93561latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1655
Drumsillagh
DS
1659
Drumsillagh
BSD (Mu) Leathanach: 105
1667
Drumsallagh
ASE Leathanach: 124
1685
Drumhilla
Hib. Del.
1740
Drumsillagh
CGn. Leathanach: 102.243.70604
1754
Drumhillogh
Crofton Map Leathanach: 3
1771
Drumhillagh
CGn. Leathanach: 285.404.188825
1793
Drumhillagh
McCrea Map
1835
Drum-il-a
pron.:AL
1835
Drumhilla
BS:AL
1835
druim shailigh, ridge of the sallows
OD:AL

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