Drumkee

Townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Human settlement in Northern Ireland

List of places: UK; Northern Ireland; Tyrone

54°30′36″N 6°40′30″W / 54.510°N 6.675°W / 54.510; -6.675

Drumkee is a townland in the southeast of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is directly south of the area presently known as Coalisland^[1] and east, and slightly north, of Dungannon.^[2] It is situated in the historic barony of Dungannon Middle and the civil parish of Killyman and covers an area of 285 acres.^[3] The barony's tax records dated 1666 list two families living in Drumkee.^[4]

The name derives from the Irish: Druim Chaoich (Ridge of the Blind Man) or Druim Ceath (ridge of western aspect).^[5]

Population

The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:^[6]^[7]

Year	1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891
Population	350	184	168	145	127	111
Houses	70	39	38	31	29	28

Drumkee presently has a population of around 150, and many of its inhabitants are relations.^{[citation needed]} Surnames which appear on the 1666 list include McRory and Condson.^[4] By the mid-19th century, the name Hunter appears in Drumkee burial records.^[8] The surname Mullan appears in a 1910 directory of the area.^[9]

References

^ Coalisland Map. Accessed July 11, 2007.
^ Dungannon LGD Killyman Ward 95OO17 map from the Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service. Accessed July 11, 2007.
^ "Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
^ ^a ^b Hearth Money Rolls of Barony of Dungannon. Accessed July 11, 2007.
^ "Drumkee". Place Names NI. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
^ "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 27 December 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Census of Ireland 1891". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 27 December 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Killyman Burial Records. Accessed July 11, 2007.
^ Belfast and Ulster Towns Directory for 1910. Accessed July 11, 2007.