Donagh

Donagh
Donagh
Donagh shown within Northern Ireland
Population 255 (2001 Census)
District
County
Country Northern Ireland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district BT
Dialling code 028
EU Parliament Northern Ireland
UK Parliament
NI Assembly

Donagh (pronounced /ˈdoʊnə/ DOH-nə, 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 County Fermanagh. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 255.[3] It is situated within Fermanagh and Omagh district.

There is another townland called Donagh in County Fermanagh as well as 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 Magh-da-Claine (meaning 'Church of the Plain of the Two Slopes'). It was originally anglicised as 'Donoghmoychinny' or 'Donaghmoyline'. It was later anglicised simply as Donagh.

Features

The village features two protected sites, one being Donagh House, a listed building, another an ancient ecclesiastical site featuring a ruined church and a graveyard.[4]

St. Patrick's is the local GAA club.

References

  1. ↑ Placenames NI Archived June 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Donagh". logainm.ie.
  3. ↑ NI Neighbourhood Information Service
  4. ↑ "Fermanagh Area Plan 2007 – Proposals: Donagh". Northern Ireland Planning Service. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
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