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An Droim
Lewis records a house and land supporting education at Belcarra.
The name
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Recorded forms
- An Droim · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Drum · English · main form
Place & story
Two acres for the school
In 1837 Samuel Lewis recorded a school at Belcarra, in Drum parish, endowed with a house and two acres given by the late Colonel Cuffe. About forty boys and forty girls attended. Two separate private schools in the village taught about 130 boys and forty girls collectively. The endowment and the separate attendance totals describe several institutions serving the same local community. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Drum. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Drum or Drummonahan: 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.