Townland

Drumleck

Droim Leice

Drumleck is a townland in Louth. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationDrumleck53.90223° N · 6.40090° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

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

  • Droim Leice · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Drumleck · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Louth
Barony
Ardee
Barony
Louth
Civil parish
Dromiskin
Civil parish
Gernonstown
Coordinates
53.90223, -6.40090
Mapped area
1.38 km²
Logainm ID
33499 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

58People recorded
14Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Hoey 12
  • Grimes 11
  • Carroll 7
  • McEntee 5
  • Carrigan 4
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

50People recorded
12Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Grimes 8
  • Corrigan 7
  • Hoey 7
  • Clarke 4
  • Hall 4
Explore the 1911 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Drumleck. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.