Drumbeggan, County Fermanagh
Origin
Ir. Droim Beagáin ‘Beagán’s ridge’
Background
The [v] consonant in the early form Dronvagan (1615) might suggest a family name qualifier of this name in an original form such as Droim Uí Bheagáin ‘Ó’ Beggan’s ridge’. However, the rest of the historical forms contain no evidence of the surname particle Ó (gen. Uí), and as such the predecessor to Ó Beagáin, the personal name Beagán (from a diminutive of beag‘small’) is more likely.
References
FKAdditional Information
Historical name form
| Old Form | Ref. Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| (?)Dronvagan | 1615 | CPR Jas I 166b |
| Drombeggan | 1630 | Inq. Ult. (Fermanagh) Car.I $24 |
| Drumbeggan | 1659 | Census 1659 101 |
| Drumbeggan | 1665 | HMR Fer. (2) 8 |
| ~Druim Beagáin ""Beggan''s or Little''s Ridge"" | 1834 | J O'D (OSNB) B157 |
| Drumbeggan 1 circular fort sch | 1834c | OSM xiv 55 |
| Drumbeggan sch closed | 1834c | OSM xiv 56 |
| Drumbeggan td | 1834c | OSM xiv 52 |
| Droim Bheagáin ""Beagán''s ridge"" | 2002 | Fer. Bilingual Map PMcK |
- Barony
- Magheraboy
- Parish
- Devenish
- Parish in 1851
- Devenish
- Townland
- None
- Place name ID
- 7577
- Place name type
- T