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Drumcree

Droim Cria

Family succession, valuation records and a bow-fronted house illuminate Drumcree’s estate landscape.

Recorded locationDrumcree53.64207° N · 7.17591° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

droimridge

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 Cria · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Drumcree · English · main form

Place & story

People & connections

A change of family name

Robert Smyth of Drumcree served as Westmeath’s High Sheriff in 1823 and as its MP in 1826. His daughter Alicia married General Leicester Curzon, who took the surname Smyth in 1866. After Alicia’s death in 1898, Drumcree passed to her cousin William Maxwell Smyth, followed by his brother Henry in 1904. [2]

The house in valuation records

William Smyth lived at Drumcree House in 1814; Robert occupied it by 1837. Griffith’s Valuation, published locally in 1854, recorded Robert holding the property outright, with the house valued at £60. Henry Maxwell Smyth was resident in 1906, when its valuation was £75. These records trace occupation rather than construction. [3]

A bow beside the entrance

A separate house near the main entrance to Drumcree House dates from around 1800. Its central bow rises through both storeys, enclosing a round-headed doorway with a spider’s-web fanlight. Timber sash windows, wrought-iron frontage railings and a rear outbuilding survive. The architectural survey suggests an original estate-related role, without establishing one. [4]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Westmeath
Barony
Delvin
Civil parish
Kilcumny
Coordinates
53.64207, -7.17591
Mapped area
1.27 km²
Logainm ID
51370 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Drumcree. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Smyth of Drumcree, estate 4318 · University of Galway, Landed Estates
  3. Drumcree, property 5962 · University of Galway, Landed Estates
  4. Drumcree, NIAH 15305013 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  5. 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 2025-10-23. How this page was prepared.