Drumkee
Encyclopedia
Drumkee is a small townland
outside Dungannon
in the parish of Killyman
in the southeast of County Tyrone
, Northern Ireland
. It is directly south of the area presently known as Coalisland
. It is east, and slightly north, of Dungannon.
It was part of the historic Barony of Dungannon, and the barony's tax records dated 1666 list two families living in Drumkee.
The prefix "Drum" means "ridge" and comes from the Gaelic
word droim.
Drumkee presently has a population of around 150, and many of its inhabitants are relations. Surnames which appear on the 1666 list include McRory and Condson. By the mid-19th century, the name Hunter appears in Drumkee burial records. The surname Mullan appears in a 1910 directory of the area.
Drumkee is affiliated with the Killyman Gaelic Athletic Association
football club, St. Brigids.
Townland
A townland or bally is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland. The townland system is of Gaelic origin—most townlands are believed to pre-date the Norman invasion and most have names derived from the Irish language...
outside Dungannon
Dungannon
Dungannon is a medium-sized town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the third-largest town in the county and a population of 11,139 people was recorded in the 2001 Census. In August 2006, Dungannon won Ulster In Bloom's Best Kept Town Award for the fifth time...
in the parish of Killyman
Killyman
Killyman is a civil parish in Northern Ireland, situated on the eastern boundary of County Tyrone and extending into County Armagh. 37 of its 43 townlands are in Tyrone; the River Blackwater separates the two counties...
in the southeast of County Tyrone
County Tyrone
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. It is directly south of the area presently known as Coalisland
Coalisland
Coalisland is a small town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, with a population of 4,917 people . As its name suggests, it was formerly a centre for coal mining.-History:...
. It is east, and slightly north, of Dungannon.
It was part of the historic Barony of Dungannon, and the barony's tax records dated 1666 list two families living in Drumkee.
The prefix "Drum" means "ridge" and comes from the Gaelic
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
word droim.
Drumkee presently has a population of around 150, and many of its inhabitants are relations. Surnames which appear on the 1666 list include McRory and Condson. By the mid-19th century, the name Hunter appears in Drumkee burial records. The surname Mullan appears in a 1910 directory of the area.
Drumkee is affiliated with the Killyman Gaelic Athletic Association
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
football club, St. Brigids.
External links
- Map of County Tyrone showing Dungannon, the closest population center to the township of Drumkee. Accessed July 11, 2007.
