Drumbinnisk

Drumbinnisk is a townland in South-East County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Also known as Drumbinsk

Area 72:2:19

Etymology

• 1659 - Drumbonish - Census 1659, 99
• 1833 - Druim Binise "ridge of the melody" - J O'D (OSNB), B133 B67
• 1875 - Druim-binnis "the ridge of melody(binneas, melody - Joyce, ii 72

Drumbinnisk (Irish: Droim Binnis) meaning "ridge of (?)sweetness’" (possibly 'ridge of the sweet water')

1823 Church of Ireland Census

The following is an extract from a survey of the North-West Division of Clones Parish.

<< No mention of this townland >>

Griffiths Valuation 1862

Occupier	Lessor	Tenement
William Elliott	Earl of Erne	House, offices and land
James Elliott	Earl of Erne	House, offices and land
William Hutchinson	Earl of Erne	House, offices and land

1901 Census

Head of Family	Landholder (if different)
Thomas Henry Elliott
Jane Elliott
George Wiggans

Surnames in 2005

(None)

Former Residents

• Whiteman
• Rooney

Drumbinnisk Lane

This small almost circular townland is situated between the Golan Rd and the main road. In the days when people walked to worship in Aghadrumsee at either church there was a route from the Carneyhome Rd via the lane to one McDonald farm, then Elliott’s lane and then Creighton’s lane to the main road, up Drumbinnisk lane to the Golan Rd. Then one had the choice of following the Killylacky road or going to Drumaa lane. There was another route up Rossbrick lane which also served the bog at Tireevil. This was probably the route in writers of this petition had in mind. Unfortunately it is not dated but we believe it to be from the 1930s McCaffrey