The history of the parish of Drumaroad & Clanvaraghan

Welcome to the History of Drumaroad website. This new historical website contains interesting local historical information about the parish of Drumaroad & Clanvaraghan, sometimes called Drumaroad. It also records some of the interesting historical features of the parish, the families and personalities who lived and passed through it in the course of the centuries. There are maps and descriptions of the ten individual townlands in the parish of Drumaroad and Clanvaraghan, as well as transcriptions of some of the official records such as the Griffith's Valuation 1863 and the 1901 Census of Ireland. The site is under construction and it is intended to add the complete information about the 1901 Census of Ireland at a later date. We will add a "Whats New" feature so that you can keep tabs on development.

Following the publication of 'History of a County Down Townland - Drumaroad' in 2004, some new and interesting historical information has been unearthed about the history of Drumaroad & Clanvaraghan parish. Much of this new historical information is now on the website, and will allow people to learn and enjoy reading about their local area's history.

People will also be able to submit their own stories and photographs about any piece of local history, which they would like to share with other people through the website. Log onto 'Down Memory Lane' section, there you will see a selection of poems and stories about various pieces of local history. There is also provision for people to contribute photographs and stories that people of the parish, or those even further afield can submit to provide and share a visual memory of the past. Our Email address is on the side panel