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Proper spelling for Drumfea/Drumphea

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  • 26-06-2011 11:15am
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    chughes
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    I've been doing some work on tracing my family history and on my father's side, we are connected with Myshall, Garryhill, and Drumfea.

    I have come across the different spellings, Drumfea and Drumphea.

    Can anyone tell me which is correct or are both in use ?

    If both are in use, which is the more common one to use ?

    Thanks


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    byhookorbycrook
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    Drumphea is the one I see most in use.


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    stick-dan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,456 ✭✭✭stick-dan


    its drumphea


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    Laura_lolly87
    Registered Users Posts: 212 ✭✭Laura_lolly87


    Drumphea is correct, I only seen the other spelling recently. Drumfea is definately not used by 'natives' :)


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    stick-dan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,456 ✭✭✭stick-dan


    I'm a native, well used to be, its as i said above :) for defo


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    Laura_lolly87
    Registered Users Posts: 212 ✭✭Laura_lolly87


    And you couldn't get far enough away from us lol


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    stick-dan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,456 ✭✭✭stick-dan


    I'd have gone further if i could have. sad reflection of a locality that is too stuck in the past


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    Laura_lolly87
    Registered Users Posts: 212 ✭✭Laura_lolly87


    Ah it is what it is and you make the best of it. I liked it a lot better when i was younger


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    stick-dan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,456 ✭✭✭stick-dan


    ah yeah me too in fairness.


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    redtelephone
    Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭redtelephone


    Just for the record, all of the maps, including the older ones from the 1830s use Drumfea, so anybody doing family research would need to use both names to be sure of getting maximum results.


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    stick-dan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,456 ✭✭✭stick-dan


    if you actually contact anyone to do with the myshall parish magazine then you'll be thrown into a wealth of information about family trees, etc.


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    chughes
    Registered Users Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭chughes


    Thanks for the replies Laura, Stick, and Red.

    Redtelephone is correct, I saw the Drumfea spelling on the 1901 census.

    Stick-Dan, could you PM me a name that I could contact about my family history ?

    Thanks again, guys.


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    Loveless
    Registered Users Posts: 504 ✭✭✭Loveless


    Yes Drumphea is what appears on road signs in the area, but old maps do call the area 'Drumfea'.

    http://www.myshalldrumphea.com/placenames-and-maps.htm

    villagemap-old-large.jpg


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    slimjimmc
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    I suppose grmmatically, drumfea would be a more accurate spelling. In the English language "ph" is used mainly for words which have Latin/Greek origins. Since the name is of neither origin, it seems appropriate to spell it with an "f". Of course how it should be spelt and how it is commonly spelt can be two different things.


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