All of the Drumkerry references seem to originate from the tithe applotment books, so here's a theory. I wonder if parts of the tithe applotment books were transcribed from other written notes? If so, is it possible that the page which seems to clearly show Drumkerry (to my untrained eye at least) is a mistranscription of Drumharriff (which is recorded elsewhere in the books as Drumheriff)?
The reason I put this forward is two-fold:
1. There are other instances in the the books where the same place is transcribed in different ways, eg. in Donaghmoyne parish itself, Dromlosta and Drumlosta (ie. Drumlusty); and
2. When you compare Drumhariff and Drumharriff North in Griffiths Valuation with the tithe records for Drumherriff (and yes, I accept that they are 2 decades apart), there are big family names missing in the tithe records, yet if you look at the tithe records for the so-called Drumkerry as well as the tithe records for Drumherriff, the names match up to a much greater degree with Drumhariff and Drumharriff North in Griffiths Valuation - I'm talking about folk like Courtney, Beegan, Caulfield, Sheridan, Markey.
As I said, only a theory.
