Drummaul

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Drummaul is a townland and parish in County Antrim. It is situated in the barony of Toome Upper and contains the town of Randalstown.[1]

The name derives from the Irish Druim Mail meaning "Mal's ridge".[2]

Drummaul Parish

The parish is bounded by the civil parishes of Duneane, Portglenone, Ahoghill and Braid, and to the south by Lough Neagh.[1] It contains the following townlands:[3][4]

Drummaul Townland

Drummaul townland in 2007

The townland covers an area of 339 acres to the south-west of the intersection of the B18 and B93 roads.[5]

The population of the townland decreased during the 19th century:[6][7]

Year 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891
Population 177 172 170 142 136 112
Houses 29 26 27 30 29 24

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Drummaul". KiwiCelts. http://family.kiwicelts.com/21_Places_and_History/Place_Antrim.html#Drummaul. Retrieved 13 May 2013. 
  2. "Drummaul". Place Names NI. http://www.placenamesni.org/historicforms.php?getPnameId=5189. Retrieved 13 May 2013. 
  3. "Parish of Drummaul". Public Record Office NI. http://applications.proni.gov.uk/geogindx/parishes/par117.htm. Retrieved 13 May 2013. 
  4. "Parish of Drummaul". Ulster Ancestors. http://www.ballynagarrick.net/ulsterancestors/Drumm. Retrieved 13 May 2013. 
  5. "Drummaul". IreAtlas Townland Database. http://www.seanruad.com. Retrieved 13 May 2013. 
  6. "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/13130/eppi_pages/336613. Retrieved 13 May 2013. 
  7. "Census of Ireland 1891". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/18814/eppi_pages/504643. Retrieved 13 May 2013.