Drumbo (Tullyhunco)

Drumbo (Irish derived place name, Droim Bó meaning 'The Hill-Ridge of the Cows'.[1]) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland.

Geography

Drumbo is bounded on the north by Feugh (Bishops) townland, on the west by Drumbagh and Drummully West townlands, on the south by Drummully East townland and on the east by Gorteen (Gorteenagarry) townland. Its chief geographical features are small streams and a well. Drumbo is traversed by the local L5503 road, minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 157 acres.[2]

History

From medieval times up to the early 1600s, the land belonged to the McKiernan Clan.

The 1609 Plantation of Ulster Map depicts the townland as Drombo.[3] A government grant of 1610 spells the name as Drombo. A 1629 Inquisition spells the name as Drombo and Dromboe.

In the Plantation of Ulster King James VI and I by grant dated 23 July 1610 granted the Manor of Clonyn or Taghleagh, which included one poll of Drombo, to Sir Alexander Hamilton of Innerwick, Scotland.[4] On 29 July 1611 Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Chichester and others reported that- Sir Alexander Hamilton, Knt, 2,000 acres in the county of Cavan; has not appeared: his son Claud took possession, and brought three servants and six artificers; is in hand with building a mill; trees felled; raised stones and hath competitent arms in readiness. Besides there are arrived upon that portion since our return to Dublin from the journey, as we are informed, twelve tenants and artificers who intend to reside there and build upon the same.[5] An Inquisition held at Cavan on 10 June 1629 stated that the poll of Drombo contained four sub-divisions named Shanwillebanne, Coultubber, Achininvekille and Achinnebrouke. It also described the boundary of the townland as- bounding upon the Feach on the north, meered thorow a greate boge.[6]

In the Hearth Money Rolls compiled on 29 September 1663[7] there was one Hearth Tax payer in Drombo- James Moore.

The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the townland name as Drumboe.[8]

The 1825 Tithe Applotment Books list ten tithepayers in the townland.[9]

In 1832 one person in Drumboe was registered as a keeper of weapons- Joshua Finlay who had one gun and one pistol.[10]

The Drumbo Valuation Office books are available for April 1838.[11][12]

Griffith's Valuation of 1857 lists eleven landholders in the townland.[13]

The landlord of Drumbo in the 19th century was Hugh Wallace.

Census

Year	Population	Males	Females	Total Houses	Uninhabited
1841	68	40	28	12	0
1851	53	32	21	10	0
1861	57	28	29	10	0
1871	50	29	21	10	0
1881	41	23	18	8	0
1891	33	18	15	6	0

In the 1901 census of Ireland, there were six families listed in the townland.[14]

In the 1911 census of Ireland, there were seven families listed in the townland.[15]

Antiquities

1. A holy well call Tobar Patrick (St. Patrick’s Well). The townland sub-division Coultubber means the 'Corner of the Well'. The Archaeological Survey of County Cavan states- Marked on all OS eds. Dense growth of vegetation precluded investigation of the site. Situated in low-lying ground adjacent to a stream. The 1937 Dúchas folklore collection states- Tobar Padraig. This well is situated between the townlands of Drumbo and Drummully, Killeshandra, Co. Cavan, and in the parish of Kildallon. It is situated on the left hand side of the road leading from Glasstown to Drummully. It is at a place called the "Broad Slap" near the Drumbagh road. It is partly surrounded by a thick hedge of large bushes. There is an opening to the well from the road. There are ten steps leading down to it. The water has covered two of them. The well is about five feet deep, and six feet wide. It never goes dry. The water is coming from the rock, at the back of the well. St. Patrick is the Saint connected with it. It is said that he shook his staff at it while he was passing. It is also said that a mass was celebrated at the rock, during the Penal Days. There used to be rounds and prayers done at it long ago. At first, the well was on the opposite side of the road. It is said that a woman washed her feet in this well, and that it dried up. Another well burst forth where the well is at present. It is said that there was a cure for rheumatism, and other pains in it. There is the trace of an altar on a rock near the well.[16]

References

1. "Placenames Database of Ireland - Drumbo". Retrieved 29 February 2012.
2. "IreAtlas". Retrieved 29 February 2012.
3. "Image: 1609-hi_Clonyn.jpg, (815 × 1286 px)". cavantownlands.com. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
4. "Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae Asservatarum Repertorium". command of his majesty King George IV. In pursuance of an address of the house of Commons of Great Britain (an Ireland). 5 September 1829 – via Google Books.
5. "Calendar of the Carew manuscripts, preserved in the archi-episcopal library at Lambeth ." archive.org. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
6. Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae Asservatarum Repertorium. command of his majesty King George IV. In pursuance of an address of the house of Commons of Great Britain (an Ireland). 1829. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
7. The Hearth Money Rolls for the Baronies of Tullyhunco and Tullyhaw, County Cavan, edited by Rev. Francis J. McKiernan, in Breifne Journal. Vol. I, No. 3 (1960), pp. 247-263
8. "The Carvaghs" (PDF). 7 October 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
9. "The Tithe Applotment Books, 1823-37". titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
10. "Return of Persons to whom Licenses have been granted to keep Arms by Magistrates at Quarter Session in Ireland, 1832". HMSO. 5 September 1836 – via Internet Archive.
13. "Griffith's Valuation". askaboutireland.ie. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
14. "National Archives: Census of Ireland 1901". Retrieved 19 October 2016.
15. "National Archives: Census of Ireland 1911". Retrieved 19 October 2016.
16. "Holy Wells - Tobar Padraig". dúchas.ie.

External links

• The IreAtlas Townland Data Base