Drumkee
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![]() Drumkee townland in 2006 | |
Location within
Northern Ireland | |
County | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | BT71 |
Dialling code | 028 |
Drumkee is a townland in the southeast of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is directly south of the area presently known as Coalisland [1] and east, and slightly north, of Dungannon. [2] It is situated in the historic barony of Dungannon Middle and the civil parish of Killyman and covers an area of 285 acres. [3] The barony's tax records dated 1666 list two families living in Drumkee. [4]
The name derives from the Irish: Druim Chaoich (Ridge of the Blind Man) or Druim Ceath (ridge of western aspect). [5]
The population of the townland declined during the 19th century: [6] [7]
Year | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 |
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Population | 350 | 184 | 168 | 145 | 127 | 111 |
Houses | 70 | 39 | 38 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Drumkee presently has a population of around 150, and many of its inhabitants are relations.[ citation needed] Surnames which appear on the 1666 list include McRory and Condson. [4] By the mid-19th century, the name Hunter appears in Drumkee burial records. [8] The surname Mullan appears in a 1910 directory of the area. [9]