placenames1901 census
46People recorded
8Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Doran 11
- Casserly 9
- McVeagh 6
- Keane 3
- Corcoran 2
Drewstown Great
Baile Driú Mór
Drewstown Great is a townland in Meath. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationDrewstown Great53.66441° N · 6.95084° 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
- Baile Driú Mór · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Drewstown Great · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Meath
- Barony
- Kells Upper
- Civil parish
- Girley
- Coordinates
- 53.66441, -6.95084
- Mapped area
- 2.27 km²
- Logainm ID
- 38162 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
42People recorded
8Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Doran 8
- McVeagh 8
- Casserly 6
- Gilligan 6
- Keane 3
1926 census
25People recorded
5Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Gilligan 9
- Doran 5
- Casserly 3
- Farrelly 3
- McVeagh 2
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Drewstown Great. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- 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 2026-01-26. How this page was prepared.