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Drummin

An Dromainn

This Tirawley townland is separate from the Drummin community south of Westport.

Recorded locationDrummin53.98729° N · 9.15720° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

dromainnridge

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

  • An Dromainn · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Drummin · English · main form

Place & story

Eleven inhabitants

Drummin had eleven inhabitants in 1901, four male and seven female. Two of its three houses were occupied and one was empty. The comparison columns record fourteen inhabitants in 1881 and fifteen in 1891, with two and three houses respectively. The table lists this Drummin in Ballynahaglish parish, Tirawley barony and Sraheen electoral division, within Ballina dispensary district and Poor Law Union. Its recorded area was 245 acres, one rood and fifteen perches. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Mayo
Barony
Tirawley
Civil parish
Ballynahaglish
Coordinates
53.98729, -9.15720
Mapped area
0.99 km²
Logainm ID
34684 ↗

People & family history

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

1911 census

5People recorded
1Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Armstrong 5
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1926 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Drummin. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Census of Ireland 1901: County Mayo, Table VII, printed page 13 · His Majesty’s Stationery Office; printed by Alexander Thom & Co., Limited, Dublin, 1902
  3. 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.