Townland

Drom

An Drom

Drom is a townland in Kerry. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationDrom52.03954° N · 9.32892° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.

Recorded forms

  • An Drom · Irish · main form
  • Drom · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Kerry
Barony
Magunihy
Civil parish
Kilcummin
Within
Doocarrig
Coordinates
52.03954, -9.32892
Mapped area
2.13 km²
Logainm ID
23343 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

1901 census

45People recorded
10Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Cooper 28
  • Herlihy 4
  • Moynihan 4
  • Gaten 3
  • Murley 3
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

50People recorded
11Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Cooper 33
  • Herlihy 5
  • Moynihan 5
  • Gaten 2
  • Brosnan 1
Explore the 1911 records ↗

1926 census

52People recorded
8Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Cooper 36
  • Herlihy 9
  • Moynihan 3
  • Nolan 2
  • Fleming 1
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Drom. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. 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 2017-12-15. How this page was prepared.