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Dreen

Draighean

Dreen is a townland in Derry. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationDreen54.84693° N · 7.05076° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

draigheanblackthorn

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

  • Draighean · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Dreen · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Derry
Barony
Tirkeeran
Civil parish
Learmount
Coordinates
54.84693, -7.05076
Mapped area
8.61 km²
Logainm ID
58589 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

217People recorded
41Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Mullan 28
  • Gormley 26
  • Kane 26
  • McCloskey 25
  • O'Kane 25
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1926 census

This year is outside the available dataset’s coverage. This does not indicate a population of zero.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Dreen. 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 2024-11-05. How this page was prepared.