Donegore
{{short description|Hill and parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland}}
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Donegore (historically Dunogcurra, {{etymology|ga|Dún Ó gCorra|stronghold of the O'Corra}}){{Cite web |title=Donegore, County Antrim |url=https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/9b31e0501b744154b4584b1dce1f859b/page/Place-Name-Info/#data_s=id%3AdataSource_1-PlaceNames_Gazeteer_No_Global_IDs_3734%3A23045 |url-status= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |access-date=3 November 2024 |website=Place-Name Info}} is the name of a hill, a townland, a small cluster of residences, and a civil parish in the historic barony of Antrim Upper, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Donegore lies approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of Antrim town. 154 acres of the townland lies in the civil parish of Grange of Nilteen (also in Antrim Upper).{{cite web|title=Donegore|url=http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/|website=IreAtlas Townlands Database|access-date=2 May 2015}}
The largest settlement in the parish is the village of Parkgate. Donegore Hill stands prominently above the Six Mile Water valley, with views to the east, south, and most notably the west, where it overlooks Lough Neagh and the Sperrins beyond.
History
The area was the site of the main camp of the United Irishmen prior to the Battle of Antrim,{{cite web |url=http://www.antrim.gov.uk/index.cfm?website_Key=27&Category_key=128&Page_Key=253 |title=Antrim Borough Council :: Residents :: Battle of Antrim |website=www.antrim.gov.uk |access-date=20 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050310185137/http://www.antrim.gov.uk/index.cfm?website_Key=27&Category_key=128&Page_Key=253 |archive-date=10 March 2005 |url-status=dead}} in the Irish Rebellion of 1798. Weaver poet, James Orr wrote a poem entitled Donegore Hill on the subject. The parish contains fortified earthworks and other archaeological remains, both ancient (including a Neolithic causewayed enclosure) and mediaeval.
The Church of Ireland (Anglican) parish church, St. John's,{{Cite web |url=http://templepatrick.connor.anglican.org/history/stjohns.php |title=John's Church, Donegore, 1659 A.D. |access-date=6 February 2011 |archive-date=7 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807034202/http://templepatrick.connor.anglican.org/history/stjohns.php |url-status=dead }} dates back at least to the 14th century. The churchyard is the burial site of (among others) poet and artist Sir Samuel Ferguson. Since 1922, the Church of Ireland parish has been united with the adjacent parish of Templepatrick. The parish is served also by two Presbyterian churches:{{cite web |url=http://www.presbyterianireland.org/congregations/index.html |title=Welcome - Congregations of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland |website=www.presbyterianireland.org |access-date=20 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050228213325/http://www.presbyterianireland.org/congregations/index.html |archive-date=28 February 2005 |url-status=dead}} First Donegore{{cite web | url=http://www.firstdonegore.org/history.html | title=History }} in Parkgate and Second straddling the boundary of Dunamuggy and Ballywee.
Townlands in the Parish of Donegore
See also
References
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Category:Villages in County Antrim
Category:Townlands of County Antrim
Category:Civil parish of Grange of Nilteen
Category:Causewayed enclosures
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