BROWSE
townland
Droim Cille
genitive: Dhroim Cille
(Irish)
Drumkilla
(English)

Glossary

English church
droim, drom
English ridge

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.9492, -7.86811latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
Ca (Drumkilly) Gan chárta
Nóta
"Pinkman Druim-cille = Ridge of the church. The Down Survey writes this name Drumkilley and Drumkilly, and an old interpretation of the name is ‘the church hill.’"
Nóta
"Arch. Survey Crannóg. Close to the NW shore of Lough MacHugh (46). Rath. At the W-facing crest of a drumlin (85). Earthwork (site). In pasture towards the top of the E-facing slope of a drumlin (165)."
Nóta
1622
?Dromkelle
CPR Leathanach: 514b
1631
?Dromkelle
Inq. Leathanach: 176
1655
Dromkilley
DS
c1660
Dromkilly
BSD Leathanach: 31
c1660
Dromkilly
BSD Leathanach: 21
1685
D:Killy
Hib. Del.
1834
Drumkilla Glebe
TAB Leathanach: 41, Nóta: (61:16/16) recap.
1836
Drumkilla
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Drumkilla
BS:AL
1836
Drumkilla
'the church hill'
Hyde, Rev. A.:AL
1836
Drimkilla
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Drimkilleen
CM:AL
1836
Dromkilly
DS Ref.:AL
1836
Dromkilley
DS Map:AL
1836
Druim chilli//n
pl:AL
1836
Druim Cillín, 'ridge, or hill of the little church'
"Druim Coille" [scriosta]
Nóta
1836
Drumkilla
OD (corr.):AL
1836
[Drumkilla]
"The Glebe house and demesne of Rev. A. Hyde, Rector, are situated in the southern end of the townland."
Desc. Rem.:AL

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