| Drumsamney | |
| Type: | townland |
| Translit Lang1: | Irish |
| Translit Lang1 Type: | Derivation: |
| Translit Lang1 Info: | Irish: Droim Samhna |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Meaning: |
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | "Ridge of Samhain" |
| Pushpin Map: | Northern Ireland#United Kingdom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Drumsamney shown within Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates: | 54.7916°N -6.6728°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Sovereign state |
| Subdivision Name: | United Kingdom |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern Ireland |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | County Londonderry |
| Subdivision Type3: | Barony |
| Subdivision Name3: | Loughinsholin |
| Subdivision Type4: | Civil parish |
| Subdivision Name4: | Kilcronaghan |
| Leader Title: | Council |
| Leader Name: | Mid Ulster District |
| Leader Title1: | Ward |
| Leader Name1: | Tobermore |
| Established Title: | Plantation grant |
| Established Date: | To Drapers Company as glebe |
| Established Title1: | First recorded |
| Established Date1: | 1609 |
| Parts Type: | Settlements |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Area Total Ha: | 92.89 |
| Area Total Acre: | 229.54 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Irish grid ref |
Drumsamney (pronounced as /ˌdrӧmˈsamni/,) is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the south-east of the parish on the boundary of the civil parish of Desertmartin, and is bounded by the townlands of; Annagh & Moneysterlin, Ballinderry, Killynumber, Dromore, and Gortamney. In the Plantation of Ulster it was given as a glebe to the Drapers Company.
The townland was part of Tobermore electoral ward of the former Magherafelt District Council, however in 1926 it was part of Tobermore district electoral division as part of the Maghera division of Magherafelt Rural District. It was also part of the historic barony of Loughinsholin.
Drumsamney derives its name from the Irish Droim Samhna, meaning "ridge of Samhain". This ridge likely refers to Drumsamney Hill, with the second element of the name relating to the pagan festival of Samhain. The townlands of Drumsawna Beg and Drumsawna More in County Fermanagh also derive from the same origin as Drumsamney.
| Year | Pop. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 138 | |
| 1851 | 131 | |
| 1861 | 100 | |
| 1871 | 81 | |
| 1881 | 88 | |
| 1891 | 69 | |
| 1901 | 28 | |
| 1911 | 47 | |
| 1926 | 39 | |
| Year | a, r, p | |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 233, 3, 4 | |
| 1881 | 235, 1, 30 | |
| 1901 | 235, 1, 30 | |
| 1926 | 234, 2, 10 |
| Year | Form | |
|---|---|---|
| 1609 | Dromsauna (E.C.) | |
| 1613 | Dromsanua (Charter) | |
| 1622 | Drumsawne | |
| 1654 | Drumsany | |
| 1672c | Dromsana | |
| 1813 | Drumsamney (S.M.) | |
| (E.C.) - Escheated Counties Map 1609 (Charter) - Charter of Londonderry 1613 (S.M.) - Sampson's Map | ||