The surname Dromgool has its origins in the ancient place name Dromgabhail, which was most likely in County Louth. The surname in turn spawned the name of the town Dromgoolestown, County Louth.
Loading...
Early Origins of the Dromgool family
The surname Dromgool was first found in County Louth (Irish: Lú) the smallest county in Ireland, located on the East coast, in the Province of Leinster, where a Robert de Dromgol is mentioned in a law case in 1299, and Robert de Dromgol was a coroner in 1311. The surname can be found in records such as the Hearth Money Rolls and Dowdall Deeds for County Louth from that time on.
Early History of the Dromgool family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dromgool research. Another 40 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1635, 1690, 1695, 1720, 1750, 1781 and 1826 are included under the topic Early Dromgool History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Dromgool Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Drumgoole, Drumgould, Drumgold, Drumgol, Dromgool and many more.
Early Notables of the Dromgool family
Col. John Dromgoole (1720-1781), the writer, who was born in Paris, the son of a Louth man
Dr. Thomas Dromgoole (c.1750-1826), the Dublin physician, who was a strong supporter of Daniel O'Connell
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Migration of the Dromgool family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: P. Dromgoole, who settled in the Ottawa Valley in Ontario in 1829; John Drumgold, who was naturalized in New York in 1838; Christian Dromgoole, who arrived in Boston as a bonded passenger in 1847.
