Drumod Glebe (Irish and English derived place name, ''Droim Fhada'', meaning the 'Long Hill-Ridge' and Glebe meaning 'Land for the Upkeep of the Church of Ireland Rector') is a

townland A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origi ...

in the

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Kinawley Kinawley or Kinawly () is a small village, townland (of 187 acres) and civil parish straddling County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland and County Cavan, Republic of Ireland. The village and townland are both in the civil parish of Kinawley (founded b ...

, barony of

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Geography

Drumod Glebe is bounded on the north by

Uragh (Kinawley) Uragh (Irish derived place name, either ''Iubhrach'', meaning ‘The Land of the Yew Trees’, or ''Úr Achadh'', meaning ‘The Fresh Field’) is a townland in the civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. Geograph ...

townland, on the south by Gortnaderrylea and

Killaghaduff Killaghaduff (Irish derived place name, either ''Cill Átha Dhuibh'', meaning ‘The Church of the Black Ford’ or ''Coill Achadh Dhuibh'', meaning ‘The Wood of the Black Ford’ or ''Cill Achadh Dhuibh'', meaning ‘The Church of the Black F ...

townlands, on the west by

Gortacashel Gortacashel (Irish derived place name, ''Gort an Chaisil'', meaning ‘The Field of the Stone Fort’) is a townland in the civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Gortacashel is bounded on the north by ...

townland and on the east by Drumbar (Kinawley) and

Drumbrughas Drumbrughas (Irish derived place name, ''Droim Brughais'', meaning the ‘Hill-Ridge of the Fort’) is a townland in the civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Drumbrughas is bounded on the north by Gort ...

townlands. Its chief geographical features are streams, a rocky outcrop, a dug well and spring wells, including a sulphurous spa well, which is also a Holy Well. Drumod Glebe is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 76 statute acres.

History

In medieval times Drumod Glebe was owned by the McGovern Clan and formed part of a ballybetagh spelled (variously) Aghycloony, Aghcloone, Nacloone, Naclone and Noclone (Irish derived place name ''Áth Chluain'', meaning the 'Ford of the Meadow'). The 1609 Baronial Map depicts the ballybetagh as ''Naclone''. The townland was acquired by the Church of Ireland and was still owned by the local rector in the 1850s. The 1658 Down Survey map depicts the townland as ''Dromate'' and a detached portion as ''Dromat''. The 1790 Cavan Carvagh list spells the name as ''Dromod''. The 1821 Census of Ireland spells the name as ''Drummod''. The 1825 Tithe Applotment Books spell the name as ''Drummode''. The Drumod Glebe Valuation Office Field books are available for August 1838.

Griffith's Valuation Griffith's Valuation was a boundary and land valuation survey of Ireland completed in 1868. Griffith's background Richard John Griffith started to value land in Scotland, where he spent two years in 1806-1807 valuing terrain through the examinati ...

lists five landholders in the townland. Folklore relating to Drumod is found in the 1938 Dúchas Collection.

Census

In the Census of Ireland 1821 there were five households in the townland. In the 1901 census of Ireland, there were four families listed in the townland. In the 1911 census of Ireland, there were three families listed in the townland.

Antiquities

# A Holy Well, which is also a sulphurous spa well. The 1938 Dúchas Collection states- ''There is another holy well in the Parish of Kinawley. It is situated in a field owned by Terence Owens, Dromod, Swanlinbar. It was also blessed by St. Naile and cures toothache, backache and warts''.

References

External links

The IreAtlas Townland Data Base
{{County Cavan Townlands of County Cavan