placenames1901 census
11People recorded
4Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- McGovern 6
- Reilly 3
- Fee 2
Drumcar
The census places this Cavan townland in Tullyhaw barony and Kinawley electoral division.
Recorded locationDrumcar54.15937° N · 7.72373° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Drumcar · English · main form
Place & story
Eleven inhabitants
Drumcar had eleven inhabitants in 1901, five male and six female. All four recorded houses were occupied. The comparison columns give twenty-six inhabitants in 1881 and ten in 1891, with five and four houses respectively. The table lists Drumcar within Kinawley parish and electoral division, Swanlinbar dispensary district and the Cavan part of Bawnboy Poor Law Union. Its recorded area was seventy-four acres and fourteen perches. [2]
Geographic information
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
16People recorded
3Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Breslin 7
- Dolan 5
- Reilly 3
- McGovern 1
1926 census
16People recorded
3Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Dolan 7
- Breslin 6
- Hastings 3
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Drumcar. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Census of Ireland 1901: County Cavan, Table VII, printed page 15 · His Majesty’s Stationery Office; printed by Cahill & Company, Dublin, 1902
- 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 2026-06-25. How this page was prepared.