Townland

Drumcaw

Droim Chatha

Drumcaw is a townland in Monaghan. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationDrumcaw54.29796° N · 6.96124° 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 Chatha · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Drumcaw · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Monaghan
Barony
Trough
Civil parish
Donagh
Within
Enagh
Coordinates
54.29796, -6.96124
Mapped area
1.07 km²
Logainm ID
40689 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

48People recorded
11Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • McCrudden 15
  • Anketell 7
  • McDowell 7
  • Mills 5
  • Gregory 3
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1911 census

45People recorded
11Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Anketell 10
  • McCrudden 8
  • McKenna 8
  • McDowell 5
  • Millar 4
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1926 census

25People recorded
7Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • McDowell 10
  • Anketell 6
  • McCrudden 4
  • Agnew 1
  • Connolly 1
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Drumcaw. 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.