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==Surnames in 2005== | ==Surnames in 2005== |
Revision as of 14:58, 3 December 2010
Drumswords is a townland in South-East County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Area 81:2:36
Etymology
Roughly translated Drumswords means "ridge of the diligence".
Old Forms
- 1609 - dromseird
- 1613 - Dromsure
- 1641? - Dromsare
- 1641? - Dromsowre
- 1641? - Dromsude
- 1641? - Dromsur
- 1641? - Dromsure
- 1751 - Drumswords
- 1833 - Druim Súndais
Its worth noting that local people talk about Drumswords being the site of a "Holy well"
1823 Church of Ireland Census
The following is an extract from a survey of the North-West Division of Clones Parish.
Name | Sons | Daughters |
---|---|---|
Elliott, John | 0 | 0 |
Griffiths Valuation 1862
Occupier | Lessor | Tenement |
---|---|---|
John Elliott | Rev John Richardson | House, Offices & Land |
John McManus | Rev John Richardson | House |
- | - | Roman Catholic Chapel, Caretakers’ house, Office & graveyard |
Patrick McCollin | Free | House |
1901 Census
Head of Family | Landholder (if different) |
---|---|
Mary A. Maguire | Hugh McDonald |
Hugh McDonald | |
Roman Catholic Chapel | Hugh McDonald |
Surnames in 2005
McMahon West McDermott O’Reilly