Townland

Drumelly

Droim Oilí

Drumelly is a townland in Mayo. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationDrumelly53.55538° N · 9.21060° 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 Oilí · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Drumelly · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Mayo
Barony
Kilmaine
Civil parish
Cong
Coordinates
53.55538, -9.21060
Mapped area
1.03 km²
Logainm ID
34857 ↗

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
11Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Gannon 15
  • Morrin 11
  • Hynes 8
  • Joyce 7
  • Moran 5
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1911 census

33People recorded
7Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Gannon 13
  • Laffey 8
  • Joyce 5
  • Noone 3
  • Hynes 2
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1926 census

38People recorded
8Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Gannon 8
  • Hynes 6
  • Varley 6
  • Laffey 5
  • Moran 5
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Drumelly. 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 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.