placenamesDrummaul
Droim Málla
Lewis records school patronage and a basalt landmark beside Lough Neagh.
The name
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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 Málla · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Drummaul · English · main form
Place & story
Schooling beyond Randalstown
Earl O’Neill contributed a grant to Randalstown’s parochial school for boys and girls, according to Samuel Lewis in 1837. Lewis counted about 330 children across that school and the other schools he listed in Drummaul. Seven separate private schools taught about 440 children, and eight Sunday schools provided another form of instruction. The attendance figures concern the wider parish. [2]
Basalt at the lough shore
Beside the gardens of Shane’s Castle, Lewis described columnar basalt descending into Lough Neagh and disappearing beneath the water. His account distinguished these less regular columns from those of the Giant’s Causeway, recording a geological feature within the estate’s lakeside setting. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Antrim
- Barony
- Toome Upper
- Coordinates
- 54.77637, -6.33179 (approximate)
- Mapped area
- 86.49 km²
- Logainm ID
- 61344 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Drummaul. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Drummaul: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-05-26. How this page was prepared.