Drumreilly is a

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in Ireland, situated partly in the baronies of

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and

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and partly in the barony of

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Etymology

The name of the parish derives from Drumreilly townland in the parish, which is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic ''Druim Air Belaigh'' meaning 'The Hill-Ridge of the Eastern Road'. The earliest surviving reference to the name is c.800 in the

Martyrology of Tallaght The ''Martyrology of Tallaght'', which is closely related to the ''Félire Óengusso'' or ''Martyrology of Óengus the Culdee'', is an eighth- or ninth-century Irish-language martyrology, a list of saints and their feast days assembled by Mael ...

, where it is spelled ''Dromma Airbelaig''.

History

The parish is in an area originally called Cenel Luacháin inhabited from early times by the

Conmhaícne The Conmaicne (; ) were a people of early Ireland, perhaps related to the Laigin, who dispersed to various parts of Ireland. They settled in Connacht and Longford, giving their name to several Conmaicne territories. T. F. O'Rahilly's assertion ...

tribe. The reference above in the Martyrology of Tallaght is to a feast day on 15 January referring to the ''Seven bishops of Dromma Airbelaig'', who probably lived in a monastery in the area in early Christian times."Drumreilly and Its Clergy, A.D. 1401-1481" by John D. Seymour, in 'The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland', Seventh Series, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Dec. 31, 1935), pp. 245-253

Townlands

The townlands of Drumreilly civil parish in County Leitrim are: * Achadh * Aghalough * Aghawillin * Aghoo * Annagh Lower * Annagh Upper * Arderry * Ardunsaghan * Aughrim * Boeeshil * Carntullagh * Cleighran Beg * Cleighran More * Coragh * Corduff * Corglass * Corgloghan * Cornacreeve * Cornageeha * Cornaguillagh * Cornamucklagh North * Cornamucklagh South * Corrala * Corralahan * Corraleehan * Corramahan * Corrawaleen * Cortober * Crockawaddy * Crockeen * Cuilmore * Cuilta * Cully * Curraghatawy * Derradda * Derreenageer * Derrinivver * Derrinwillin * Derrygoan * Derrynahona * Doochorran * Drumahira * Drumarigna * Drumconlevan * Drumcoura * Drumcullion * Drumderg * Drumdiffer * Druminalass * Drumlea * Drumnafinnila * Drumnafinnila Barr * Drumreilly * Drumristin * Eden * Fahy * Garadice * Glebe * Gortachoosh * Greaghnafarna * Greaghnaloughry * Gubs * Inishmacgrath * Keelrin * Keenheen * Kilgarriff * Killameen * Killaphort * Kilmore * Kilnacreevy * Knocks * Largandill * Leckan * Leganamer * Lisgruddy * Lislahy * Lisroughty * Mullaghboy * Mullaghmore * Slievenakilla * Sradrinagh * Sradrinan * Sraloaghan * Sranadarragh * Sranagarvanagh * Stroke * Toome * Tullynahaia * Tullynapurtlin * Tullyveacan * Urbal * Urbal Barr * Whiterock The townlands of Drumreilly civil parish in County Cavan are: * Ardmoneen * Corraleehanbeg * Doon (Drumreilly) * Garryfliugh * Knockfin * Moher (Drumreilly)

References

{{Reflist Civil parishes of County Cavan Civil parishes of County Leitrim