Drummully West

Drummully West (Irish and English derived place name, Droim Mullaigh meaning ‘The Hill-Ridge of the Summit’, West meaning the western part of the original Drummully townland before it was sub-divided.) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland.

Geography

Drummully West is bounded on the north by Drumbagh and Drumcartagh townlands, on the west by Druminiskill townland, on the south by Coolnashinny and Mullaghmullan townlands and on the east by Drumbo (Tullyhunco) and Drummully East townlands. Its chief geographical features are small streams, a forestry plantation and spring wells. Drummully West is traversed by the local L5503 road, minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 113 acres.

History

From medieval times up to the early 1600s, the land belonged to the McKiernan Clan. Until the 1650s the present-day townland of Drumbagh formed part of Drummully West.

The 1609 Plantation of Ulster Map depicts the townland as ''Dromoligh''. A government grant of 1610 spells the name as ''Dromoligh''. A 1629 Inquisition spells the name as ''Dromoligh'', ''Drommaleigh'' and ''Drumwillies''. The 1652 Commonwealth Survey spells it as ''Dromully west''.

In the Plantation of Ulster King James VI and I by grant dated 23 July 1610 granted the Manor of Clonyn or Taghleagh, which included the two polls of Dromoligh (now comprising the townlands of Drummully East, Drummully West and Drumbagh), to Sir Alexander Hamilton of Innerwick, Scotland. On 29 July 1611 Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Chichester and others reported that- '. An Inquisition held at Cavan on 10 June 1629 stated that ''the 2 polls called Dromoligh are otherwise called Drumwillies'' and that they contained eight sub-divisions named ''Choiscaple, Coulcovead, Leag, Ruddaghedrom, Dromacho, Drombeach, Tonerassin and Carriglas''. It also described the boundary of the townland as- '.

The 1652 Commonwealth Survey lists the owner as Sir Francis Hamilton and describes it as wasteland.

In the Hearth Money Rolls compiled on 29 September 1663 there were two Hearth Tax payers in ''Dromlhyest- Jeffry Hansly and John Dens''.

The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the townland name as ''Dromully West''.

The 1825 Tithe Applotment Books list nine tithepayers in the townland.

The Drummully West Valuation Office books are available for April 1838.

Griffith's Valuation of 1857 lists fifteen landholders in the townland.

Census

In the 1901 census of Ireland, there were eight families listed in the townland.

In the 1911 census of Ireland, there were eight families listed in the townland.

References

External links

The IreAtlas Townland Data Base

{{County Cavan

Townlands of County Cavan