Drumkee

Drumkee

Drumkee

Townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Drumkee is a townland in the southeast of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is directly south of the area presently known as Coalisland[1] and east, and slightly north, of Dungannon.[2] It is situated in the historic barony of Dungannon Middle and the civil parish of Killyman and covers an area of 285 acres.[3] The barony's tax records dated 1666 list two families living in Drumkee.[4]

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The name derives from the Irish: Druim Chaoich (Ridge of the Blind Man) or Druim Ceath (ridge of western aspect).[5]

Population

The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:[6][7]

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Drumkee presently has a population of around 150, and many of its inhabitants are relations.[citation needed] Surnames which appear on the 1666 list include McRory and Condson.[4] By the mid-19th century, the name Hunter appears in Drumkee burial records.[8] The surname Mullan appears in a 1910 directory of the area.[9]

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References

  1. [1]
    Coalisland Map. Accessed July 11, 2007.
  2. [2]
    Dungannon LGD Killyman Ward 95OO17 map from the Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service. Accessed July 11, 2007.
  3. [3]
    "Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  4. [4]
    Hearth Money Rolls of Barony of Dungannon. Accessed July 11, 2007.
  5. [5]
    "Drumkee". Place Names NI. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  6. [6]
    "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 27 December 2012.[permanent dead link]
  7. [7]
    "Census of Ireland 1891". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 27 December 2012.[permanent dead link]
  8. [8]
    Killyman Burial Records. Accessed July 11, 2007.
  9. [9]
    Belfast and Ulster Towns Directory for 1910. Accessed July 11, 2007.
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