Drumyarkin

Drumyarkin is a townland in South-East County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, a short distance West of the village of Roslea/Rosslea and close to the border of County Monaghan, in the Republic of Ireland.

Drumyarkin Townland - Looking north from the B36 © Copyright Kenneth Allen and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence

Etymology

• 1887 -- "Yarkin's or O'Harkins ridge. O'Harkin = O'Dheargan [the red man]". Page 167, "Studies in the Topology of Galloway", by Herbert Maxwell. David Doublas, Edinburgh.
• 1902 -- "O'Harkin's drum or hill-ridge." Page 137, "The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places, Volume 2", by Patrick Weston Joyce. Longmans, Green, and Co. Dublin.

Tithe Applotment Books 1832

• The original records document the location as "Drumyarkin, Parish of Clones, Diocese of Clogher, County of Fermanagh, Manor of Slatmulroony".
• The National Archives of Ireland have the documents listed under County Monaghan due to the Civil Parish of Clones encompassing portions of both Counties Fermanagh and Monaghan.

Land Holder's Names	Area (A-R-P*)	Rate Per Acre (s.d)	Yearly Tithe (£.s.d)	Additional Notes (Not in Original Records)
John Gordon	14 - 0 - 27	1s.5d	£1.0s.1/2d
Thomas Johnston	2 - 1 - 8	1s.3d	£0.2s.10 1/2d
James Beggin	20 - 0 - 8	1s.5d	£1.8s.4 1/2d	Also occupied/farmed land in adjoining townland of Aghnashammer
George Maywood (?)	6 - 0 - 20	1s.5d	£0.8s.8d
James Johnston	3 - 0 - 0	1s.3d	£0.3s.9d
Robert Johnston	2 - 1 - 8	1s.3d	£0.2s.10 1/2d
TOWNLAND TOTAL	47 - 3 - 31	-	£3.6s.7d

Area:
   A = Acre,  R = Rod (Rood),  P = Perch
   1 Acre = 4 Rods,  1 Rod  = 40 Square Perches 

The National Archives of Ireland - Tithe Applotment Books - Drumyarkin

1841-61 Population

Year	Persons
1841	39
1851	27
1861	29

Griffiths Valuation 1862

Ask Ireland - Griffith Valuation - Drumyarkin

Census of 1901

The National Archives of Ireland - Census of 1901 - Drumyarkin

Census of 1911

The National Archives of Ireland - Census of 1911 - Drumyarkin