placenames1901 census
125People recorded
28Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Doherty 24
- Shovlin 16
- McCafferty 14
- Loughery 13
- Mulrine 13
Drumhallagh Upper
Droim Shalach Uachtarach
Drumhallagh Upper is a townland in Donegal. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationDrumhallagh Upper55.13437° N · 7.56934° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Droim Shalach Uachtarach · Irish · main form
- Drumhallagh Upper · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Donegal
- Barony
- Kilmacrenan
- Civil parish
- Killygarvan
- Within
- Killygarvan
- Coordinates
- 55.13437, -7.56934
- Mapped area
- 2.4 km²
- Logainm ID
- 15893 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
116People recorded
24Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Doherty 22
- Shovelin 18
- McFadden 11
- Mulrine 9
- McCollum 8
1926 census
106People recorded
21Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- McCafferty 22
- Shovelin 15
- Doherty 14
- McFadden 8
- Carr 6
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Drumhallagh Upper. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-06-09. How this page was prepared.