Drumkee

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

Drumkee is a small townland outside Dungannon in the parish of Killyman in the southeast of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is directly south of the area presently known as Coalisland.^[1] It is east, and slightly north, of Dungannon.^[2]

It was part of the historic Barony of Dungannon, and the barony's tax records dated 1666 list two families living in Drumkee.^[3]

The prefix "Drum" means "ridge" and comes from the Gaelic word droim.^[4]

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.^[3] By the mid-19th century, the name Hunter appears in Drumkee burial records.^[5] The surname Mullan appears in a 1910 directory of the area.^[6]

Drumkee is affiliated with the Killyman Gaelic Athletic Association football club, St. Brigids.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council

External links

• Map of County Tyrone showing Dungannon, the closest population center to the township of Drumkee. Accessed July 11, 2007.

References

1. ^ Coalisland Map. Accessed July 11, 2007.
2. ^ Dungannon LGD Killyman Ward 95OO17 map from the Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service. Accessed July 11, 2007.
3. ^ ^{a b} Hearth Money Rolls of Barony of Dungannon. Accessed July 11, 2007.
4. ^ Gaelic Root Words For Irish Town Names. Accessed July 11, 2007.
5. ^ Killyman Burial Records. Accessed July 11, 2007.
6. ^ Belfast and Ulster Towns Directory for 1910. Accessed July 11, 2007.