BROWSE
townland
Droim Gráinne
genitive: Dhroim Gráinne
(Irish)
Drumgrania
(English)

Glossary

droim, drom
English ridge

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.8787, -7.80097latitude, longitude
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Historical references

ˌdromˈgraːn′ə , ˌdromˈgranjə
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Druim-Ghráinne = Grania’s or Grace’s ridge. So local authorities interpreted it in O’Donovan’s time."
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory Rath. On top of a drumlin (84)."
Nóta
Nóta
1659
Drumgraney
Cen. Leathanach: 563
c1660
Dromgar[n]ey
BSD Leathanach: 34
1739
"?Drumgrane (Dalton)"
Uachtanna (Li) Leathanach: 234
1836
Drim Granah, 'Gracey's back'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
"Druim Gráinne, 'Gracey's ridge,' 'Grania dorsum'"
OD:AL
1836
Drom granna, 'ugly ridge'
dúch:AL
1836
Drumgrania
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Drumgrana
S&V:AL
1836
Drumgraunia
Buck, H.:AL
1836
Drumgran
CM:AL
1836
Drumgrania
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Drumgrania
OD:AL
1836
"[Drumgrania] ""…a Danish fort on the southside of the northern boundary."""
Desc. Rem.:AL

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