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Tamney

Coordinates: 55°11′56″N 7°41′28″W / 55.199°N 7.691°W / 55.199; -7.691
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Tamney (also known as Tawny) on the Fanad peninsula in County Donegal
Road and buildings in Tamney

Tamney, also known as Tawney or Tawny (Irish: An Tamhnaigh),[1] is a small village and townland in Fanad in County Donegal, Ireland. It was the only postal town of the peninsula of Fanad (or Fannet/Fannett) in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, when the region had a population of about 10,000.[citation needed] Tawny townland, which has an area of approximately 0.96 square kilometres (0.37 sq mi),[2] had a population of 40 people as of the 2011 census.[3]

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a bullaun stone (in Tawny townland) and a ringfort (in Croaghan).[4] St Columba's Catholic Church (in Croaghan) was built c. 1780,[5] with St. Columba's Parochial House (Tawny) built c. 1885.[6] The local national school, St Davadogs or Tamney National School, had an enrollment of 30 pupils as of 2024.[7]

In 1904, Seumas MacManus wrote a one-act play The Townland of Tamney.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "An Tamhnaigh / Tawny". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Tawny Townland, Co. Donegal". townlands.ie. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. ^ "CD154 - Donegal Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 27 August 2024. Population [..] Townlands [..] Tawny, Rosnakill, Co. Donegal: 40
  4. ^ Lacey, Brian, ed. (1983). Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. Lifford: Donegal County Council. ISBN 9780950840703.
  5. ^ "St. Columba's Roman Catholic Church, Croaghan (Rosnakill), Donegal". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  6. ^ "St. Columba's Parochial House, Tawny (Rosnakill), Tamney, Donegal". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  7. ^ "St Davadogs N S". gov.ie. Department of Education. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  8. ^ "PlayographyIreland - The Townland of Tamney". irishplayography.com. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

55°11′56″N 7°41′28″W / 55.199°N 7.691°W / 55.199; -7.691