Drumquin

Drumquin
Drumquin is located in Northern Ireland
Drumquin
Drumquin
Location within Northern Ireland
Irish grid referenceH329743
• Belfast77 miles (124 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townOMAGH
Postcode districtBT78
Dialling code028, +44 28
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Tyrone
54°36′58″N 7°29′26″W / 54.616095°N 7.490444°W / 54.616095; -7.490444

Drumquin (Irish: Droim Caoin, meaning 'pleasant ridge')[1] is a village and townland (of 398 acres) in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies between Omagh and Castlederg, on the banks of the Drumquin River (Fairywater). It is situated in the civil parishes of both Longfield West and Longfield East.[1] The main part of the village is located in Longfield East, in the townland of Drumnaforbe, whilst Longfield West is where its namesake townland Drumquin is located. Drumquin is in the historic barony of Omagh West.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Droim Caoin/Drumquin". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Drumquin". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 12 May 2015.