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Drumyarkin is a townland in South-East County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, a short distance West of the village of Roslea/Rosslea and close to the border of County Monaghan, in the Republic of Ireland.

1887 -- "Yarkin's or O'Harkins ridge. O'Harkin = O'Dheargan [the red man]". Page 167, "Studies in the Topology of Galloway", by Herbert Maxwell. David Doublas, Edinburgh.
1902 -- "O'Harkin's drum or hill-ridge." Page 137, "The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places, Volume 2", by Patrick Weston Joyce. Longmans, Green, and Co. Dublin.

Land Holder's Names	Area (A-R-P*)	Rate Per Acre (s.d)	Yearly Tithe (£.s.d)	Additional Notes (Not in Original Records)
John Gordon	14 - 0 - 27	1s.5d	£1.0s.1/2d
Thomas Johnston	2 - 1 - 8	1s.3d	£0.2s.10 1/2d
James Beggin	20 - 0 - 8	1s.5d	£1.8s.4 1/2d	Also occupied/farmed land in adjoining townland of Aghnashammer
George Maywood (?)	6 - 0 - 20	1s.5d	£0.8s.8d
James Johnston	3 - 0 - 0	1s.3d	£0.3s.9d
Robert Johnston	2 - 1 - 8	1s.3d	£0.2s.10 1/2d
TOWNLAND TOTAL	47 - 3 - 31	-	£3.6s.7d

Area:
   A = Acre,  R = Rod (Rood),  P = Perch
   1 Acre = 4 Rods,  1 Rod  = 40 Square Perches

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+'''Drumyarkin''' is a townland in South-East [[County Fermanagh]], [[Northern Ireland]], a short distance West of the village of [[Roslea]]/[[Rosslea]] and close to the border of [[County Monaghan]], in the [[Republic of Ireland]].
-'''Drumyarkin''' is a townland in South-East [[County Fermanagh]], [[Northern Ireland]], a short distance West of the village of [[Roslea]]/[[Rosslea]] and close to the border of [[County Monaghan]], in the [[Republic of Ireland]].
+[[File:Drumyarkin_geograph-2007624-by-Kenneth--Allen.jpg|center|frame|Drumyarkin Townland - Looking north from the B36
+© Copyright [http://www.geograph.ie/profile/2282 Kenneth Allen] and licensed for reuse under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ Creative Commons Licence]]]
 ==Etymology==
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-Area:
+ Area:
      A = Acre,  R = Rod (Rood),  P = Perch
 Acre = 4 Rods,  1 Rod  = 40 Square Perches