Drumswords

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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
List of places: UK • Northern Ireland •

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