placenamesKildrum
Cill Dromann
Lewis connected the parish’s coastal shape with a fishing settlement.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Cill Dromann · Irish · main form · validated name
- Kildrum · English · main form
Place & story
A cove opening towards Ventry
The southern part of Kildrum parish forms the peninsula separating Dingle and Ventry harbours. Samuel Lewis described a small cove of Ventry harbour reaching the village in 1837, when fishing provided the chief employment of its inhabitants. His account places the parish on the Dingle–Ventry road and distinguishes the sheltered inlet beside the settlement from the wider waters on either side of the peninsula. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Kerry
- Barony
- Corkaguiny
- Coordinates
- 52.14132, -10.31954
- Mapped area
- 11.68 km²
- Logainm ID
- 1085 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kildrum. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kildrum, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.