Information about Duniry

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Duniry
Irish Form of Name:
Dún Doighre
Translation:
Deery's dun or fort
Civil Parish:
Duniry
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Dúneire
Dún Doighre
Duniry
Dooniry Village
Parish of Dooniry
Duniry Alph. List townland names
Dooniry B. S. Sketch
Dunery In the County Galway
Danoyre Inq. Temp. Eliz.
Duniry Larkin's County Map
Dooniry Village Mr. Eyre
Dooniry Village Mr. Lynch
Dooniry Village Mr. O'Rourke
Dooniry Rev. Charles Robinson
Dooniry Village The inhabitants
Description:
A small village. It consists of the Police Barracks, a National School, Dooniry Church in ruins, a grave yard, some public[Unable to read.] Houses. Dooniry big tree and Tubber [Unable to read.]readtha[Unable to read.], a well at which R.C. Catholics perform stations.
Situation:
On the boundary of Dooniry and Lackabay about 11/2 mile West of Teena Village.

Townland Information

What is a townland?:
A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169
Townland:
Duniry is in Duniry townland.

Information From Maps

Original OS maps at the Ordnance Survey of Ireland website.
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Duniry
Information from the National Monuments Service.
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Archaeological map from the National Monuments Service
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