Drumswords

Drumswords
Irish grid reference	H466315
District	Fermanagh District Council
County	County Fermanagh
Constituent country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ENNISKILLEN
Postcode district	BT92
Dialling code	028 677 51
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
European Parliament	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
NI Assembly	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
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Drumswords is a townland in South-East County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

Area 81:2:36

Etymology

Old Forms

• 1609 - dromseird
• 1613 - Dromsure
• 1641? - Dromsare
• 1641? - Dromsowre
• 1641? - Dromsude
• 1641? - Dromsur
• 1641? - Dromsure
• 1751 - Drumswords
• 1833 - Druim Súndais

Roughly translated Drumswords means "ridge of the diligence".

Its worth noting that local people talk about Drumswords being the site of a "Holy well"

Griffiths Valuation 1862

Occupier…………………………….Lessor John Elliott………………………………… Rev John Richardson H Os & L John McManus…………………………….. Rev John Richardson House R.C. Chapel, caretakers’ house,

office & graveyard…………………………         exemptions

Patrick McCollin………………………….. .Free House

1901 Census

Head of Family……………………..Landholder if different Mary A. Maguire………………………….. Hugh McDonald Hugh McDonald……………………………Hugh McDonald R.C.Church………………………………... Hugh McDonald

Surnames in 2005

McMahon          West          McDermott          O’Reilly

Religion

• St McCartans, Drumswords