Drumminnion

Drumminnion (Irish derived place name, Droim Mionnáin meaning 'The Hill-Ridge of the Kid-Goat') is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland.

[2] On 27 June 1610, the king granted the remaining 2/12 parts of the poll of Dromynan to John Achmootie, a Scottish Groom of the Bedchamber.

An Inquisition held at Ballyconnell on 2 November 1629 stated that the 1/4 poll of Dromyna contained two sub-divisions named Mahernagh and Tawnemeadan.

[4] On 26 July 1642, Thomas Jones of Drumminnion and his son William of Cornacrum made the following deposition about the Irish Rebellion of 1641- Thomas Jones of Drominan in the Countie of Cavan gentleman gent & William Jones of Cornedrum his sonne in the same Countie The Complaynt of Thomas Jones of Dromynen in the County of Cavan gent adged three score and odd sworne & examined sayth that on the 17th of Nouember 1641 the deponent Thomas Jones By the procurement of Phillip mc Hugh mc Shane Rely, Edmond Rely, Hugh mc Shane mc Phillip Rely and Hugh mc Molmore Rely, he this deponent was robbed by Patt Sheridan of Rillaigh, Donell oge mc Kernan and his nephew heire of Aighaveny, Laighlen oge O'Rorke of Killnemarue and Bryan O'Rorke of the same, of those goods following, viz.

the Complaynant is damnified by the Rebells & must loose the future proffitts of the land & farme until a peace be established.

In the Cavan Poll Book of 1761, there were four people registered to vote in Drumminnion in the Irish general election, 1761[6] - Aungier Dobbs, Francis Little, Thomas Little and William Little.

The losing candidates were George Montgomery (MP) of Ballyconnell and Barry Maxwell, 1st Earl of Farnham.