The townland of Drumennis is in the parish of Kildarton in Armagh County. It is labelled number 8 on the map.
Paterson (Armachiana, Vol. 16) notes:
Drumennis. 'The ridge of the holm or island'. Inis gives name to a vast number of places but in every individual case whether the word means holm or island must be determined by physical configuration of the place. It occurs in another form in Ennisclare, the middle island or holm, a townland on the main road to Keady. (p.23)
Drum (Druim) [meaning 'ridge'] is one of the most common names and figures as a prefix to about 2,400 places besides an equal number in which it is combined. (p.21)
The Environment and Heritage Service Sites and Monuments Record (2002) notes the following in this townland:
PRONI records: VAL/1B/213 (1st Valuation Records); T.1007/216, T.955/28, D.522/31 (Rental.); T.1007/291/217, 223, 225, 226, 229 (Notes of rentals.); D.943/2 (Graham estate.); OS/6/2/12/1 (Surveyed 1835. Engraved 1835.); OS/6/2/12/2 (Surveyed 1835. Revised 1860. Engraved 1860 (Stat file copy).); OS/6/2/12/3 (Not Received.); OS/6/2/12/4 (Surveyed 1835. Revised 1905-06. Reprinted 1931-1947. Published 1931 with mss markings in red and stamped references 2566, 2567, 2573.); OS/6/2/12/5 (Surveyed 1906. Revised 1948. Levelled 1888 and 1906. Levels revised 1949. Published 1953. (2 copies) - 1 being reprint 1953, 56, 61).); OS/6/2/13/1 (Surveyed 1834-35. Engraved 1835.); OS/6/2/13/2 (Surveyed 1834-35. Revised 1860. Engraved 1863 (Stat file copy).); OS/6/2/13/3 (Surveyed 1834-35. Revised 1905-06. Published 1930.); OS/6/2/13/4 (Surveyed 1905-06. Revised 1954-55. Levelled 1888 and 1892 and 1902, 1905-1906. Levels part revised 1948. Published 1958. (2 copies).); VAL/12B/10/24C, VAL/12B/10/24D (Valuation annual revision list.); VAL/2B/2/12B (Griffith valuation list.); VAL/12B/10/24A, VAL/12B/10/24B (Valuation annual revision list.); T.579/55 (Landed estates rental.29 Jan. 1869).
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