Donemana is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.8740°, -7.3080°.

Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland

Donemana

Also known as: Dún na Manach

Donemana in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit: 1 h–2 h

Donemana is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

Donemana (named after the townland of Dunnamanagh, from Irish Dún na Manach 'stronghold of the monks') is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is 7 miles or 11 kilometres north-east of Strabane, on the banks of the Burn Dennett and at the foothills of the Sperrins. In 2001, it was the largest of the thirteen villages in the former Strabane District Council area and it had a population of 586 in the Census that year. Other anglicised spellings of its name include Dun[n]amana[gh] and Don[n]amana[gh].

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Background

History

The village was established in the early 17th century as part of the Plantation of Ulster, instigated by James I in 1609. Land in the area was granted to John Drummond who established the village; building a bawn (an enclosed, fortified farmyard, designed as a place of refuge for settlers in case of attack), 10 wicker-work houses, and a watermill for grinding corn.

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