Townland

Drumnagessan

Droim na gCeasán

Drumnagessan is a townland in Antrim. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationDrumnagessan55.21375° N · 6.44503° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

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 na gCeasán · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Drumnagessan · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Antrim
Barony
Cary
Civil parish
Ballintoy
Coordinates
55.21375, -6.44503
Mapped area
1.42 km²
Logainm ID
61786 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

1911 census

45People recorded
11Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • McAfee 11
  • McKillop 8
  • Halliday 5
  • Forgie 4
  • Gault 4
Explore the 1911 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 — Drumnagessan. 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 2019-06-27. How this page was prepared.