Drummans Glebe
Drummans Glebe or Drummonds Glebe is a townland in South-East County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Area 118:0:13
Etymology
- dromin[?] - Esch. Co. Map, 6, 1609
- Dromáin "small ridges" - J O'D (OSNB), B133 B67, 1833
- Drumainn "ridge" - PNP talk, P. McKay/Killyfole DA, 2004
Locally known as Drummonds Glebe
1823 Church of Ireland Census
The following is an extract from a survey of the North-West Division of Clones Parish.
| Name | Sons | Daughters |
|---|---|---|
| Doonan, James & Jane | 3 | 3 |
| Doonan, John | 0 | 0 |
| Greydon, John & Jane | 7 | 3 |
Griffith Valuation 1862
| Occupier | Lessor | Tenement |
|---|---|---|
| Edward McCabe | Rev. Thomas Hand | House, Offices & Land |
| James Gillespie | Rev. Thomas Hand | House, Offices & Land |
| Foster Doonan | James Gillespie | House |
| Ester Doonan | Rev. Thomas Hand | House, Offices & Land |
| James Wallace | Rev. Thomas Hand | Herds house, Offices & Land |
| John Doonan | Rev. Thomas Hand | House, Offices & Land |
| Elizabeth Kearns | John Doonan | House |
| Nathaniel Doonan | Rev. Thomas Hand | House, Offices & Land |
1901 Census
| Head of Family | Landholder (if different) |
|---|---|
| John Doonan | |
| Jane Doonan | |
| Vacant | Jane Doonan |
| James Doonan | |
| Henry Forster |
Surnames in 2005
- Doonan
Drummonds Lane
The present day road serving this area now called Lisrace Road is also locally known as Drummonds Lane which is a reminder that until the mid 1950’s this was not officially a road maintained by the Rural District Council.