Drumkee
Drumkee townland in 2006
Drumkee is located in Northern Ireland
Drumkee
Drumkee
Location within Northern Ireland
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtBT71
Dialling code028

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]

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]

Year184118511861187118811891
Population350184168145127111
Houses703938312928

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.[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]

See also

References

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