Donagh

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Donagh (pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|oʊ|n|ə}} {{respell|DOH|nə}},{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} {{Irish derived place name|Domhnach|church}})[http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=13587 Placenames NI] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602135551/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=13587 |date=June 2, 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.logainm.ie/en/59572 |title=Donagh |work=logainm.ie}} 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.[http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Neighbourhood Information Service] It is situated within Fermanagh and Omagh district.

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'). 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. It was originally anglicised as 'Donoghmoychinny' or 'Donaghmoyline'. It was later anglicised simply as Donagh.

Features

The 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.{{cite web |title=Fermanagh Area Plan 2007 – Proposals: Donagh |publisher=Northern Ireland Planning Service |url=http://www.planningni.gov.uk/index/policy/dev_plans/devplans_az/fermanagh_2007/fermanagh_/fermanagh_villages/fermanagh_donagh.htm |access-date=2009-03-26}}

St Patrick's is the local GAA club, and won the Fermanagh Senior Football Championship in 2008.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/mcgoverns-solid-show-bags-title-for-st-patricks-26482291.html|title=McGovern's solid show bags title for St Patrick's|date=6 October 2008|work=Irish Independent|accessdate=18 January 2022}}

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Category:Villages in County Fermanagh

Category:Townlands of County Fermanagh

Category:Fermanagh and Omagh district

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