placenamesDecies-without-Drum
Na Déise lasmuigh den Drom
A regional historical study traces differences between fertile valleys and poorer uplands.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Na Déise lasmuigh den Drom · Irish · main form · validated name
- Decies-without-Drum · English · main form
Place & story
Small farms and better ground
In his study of nineteenth-century Waterford society, Jack Burtchaell describes small farming as characteristic of much of Decies-without-Drum. In the Stradbally, Ballylaneen and Fews parishes, larger farmers occupied better land along the Dalligan, Tay and Mahon valleys. Poorer watersheds supported fewer substantial holdings. Burtchaell also identifies the influence of middlemen, who rented land from major estate owners and subdivided it among smaller occupiers. His account connects the district’s social structure with both land quality and the organisation of tenancy. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Decies-without-Drum. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Nineteenth Century Society in County Waterford, Part II; DeciesXXXI (1986), pages39–40 · Jack Burtchaell; Old Waterford Society
- River Tay valley seen from Durrow viaduct illustration: based on a The River Tay seen from Durrow viaduct by Jonathan Thacker. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.