Droim Caoin

The Irish name Droim Caoin—composed of droim (ridge) and caoin (pleasant, fair)—translates to 'pleasant ridge' or 'beautiful ridge' according to the Irish placenames database logainm.ie and 19th-century etymologist John O'Donovan's 1835 historical notes. The earliest documented reference dates to 1654, when it was recorded as Drumcheen and described as containing a ruinous church and a castle k...