Donagh (pronounced /ˈdoʊnə/ DOH-nə,[citation needed] from Irish Domhnach, meaning 'church')[1][2] is a small village and townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It lies between Lisnaskea and Newtownbutler in the south-east of the county. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 255.[3] It is situated within Fermanagh and Omagh district.
Donagh
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  Donagh Location within Northern Ireland | |
| Population | 255 (2001 Census) |
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| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | BT |
| Dialling code | 028 |
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| NI Assembly | |
There is another townland called Donagh in County Fermanagh, as well as one in County Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland.
Donagh was originally known in Irish as Ua Dúnáin Dhomhnaigh Maighe da Claoíne do Mharbhad (meaning 'O'Doonan's Church of the Plain of the Two Slopes'), later known in Irish as Domhnach Maighe Dhá Chlaoine (meaning 'Church of the Plain of the Two Slopes').[4] It was originally anglicised as 'Donoghmoychinny' or 'Donaghmoyline'. It was later anglicised simply as Donagh.
Features
editThe village features two protected sites: one is Donagh House, a listed building, the other an ancient ecclesiastical site featuring a ruined church and a graveyard.[5]
St Patrick's is the local GAA club, and won the Fermanagh Senior Football Championship in 2008.[6]
References
edit- ^ Placenames NI Archived June 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Donagh". logainm.ie.
- ^ NI Neighbourhood Information Service
- ^ Brian G. Scott (General Editor), Claire Foley and Ronan McHugh, An Archaeological Survey of County Fermanagh: Volume I, Part 1 - The Prehistoric Period, p. 39. Northern Ireland Environment Agency (N.I.E.A.), Belfast, and Colourpoint Books, Newtownards, 2014.
- ^ "Fermanagh Area Plan 2007 – Proposals: Donagh". Northern Ireland Planning Service. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ^ "McGovern's solid show bags title for St Patrick's". Irish Independent. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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