placenames1901 census
161People recorded
38Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Ryan 39
- Cahill 21
- Troy 14
- Fogarty 12
- Bohan 11
Drom
An Drom
The census distinguishes the townland from the larger electoral division sharing its name.
Recorded locationDrom52.77091° N · 7.89864° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
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Recorded forms
- An Drom · Irish · main form · validated name
- Drom · English · main form
Place & story
One hundred and fifty-three inhabitants
Drom townland had 153 inhabitants in 1911, seventy-four male and seventy-nine female. Thirty-three of its thirty-six houses were occupied and three were empty. The comparison columns give 162 inhabitants in 1891 and 161 in 1901. Listed in Drom parish and electoral division, Eliogarty barony and Templemore dispensary district, the townland belonged to the North Riding part of Thurles Poor Law Union. Its recorded area was 817 acres, one rood and thirty-two perches; the larger electoral division had 931 inhabitants. [2]
Geographic information
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
154People recorded
33Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Ryan 35
- Cahill 16
- Bohan 11
- Fogarty 11
- Troy 11
1926 census
135People recorded
30Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1926 records ↗Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Drom. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Census of Ireland 1911: County Tipperary, Table VII, printed page 72 · His Majesty’s Stationery Office; printed by A. Thom & Company, Dublin, 1912
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.