Drumkee is a townland in the southeast of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is directly south of the area currently known as CoalislandCoalisland Map. Accessed July 11, 2007. and east, and slightly north, of Dungannon.Dungannon LGD Killyman Ward 95OO17 map from the Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service. Accessed July 11, 2007. It is situated in the historic barony of Dungannon Middle and the civil parish of Killyman and covers an area of 285 acres. The barony's tax records dated 1666 list two families living in Drumkee.Hearth Money Rolls of Barony of Dungannon. Accessed July 11, 2007.
The name derives from the Irish: Druim Chaoich (Ridge of the Blind Man) or Druim Ceath (ridge of western aspect).
Population The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:
Year 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 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. Surnames which appear on the 1666 list include McRory and Condson. By the mid-19th century, the name Hunter appears in Drumkee burial records.Killyman Burial Records. Accessed July 11, 2007. The surname Mullan appears in a 1910 directory of the area.Belfast and Ulster Towns Directory for 1910. Accessed July 11, 2007.
See also List of townlands of County Tyrone
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