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Tamney (also known as Tawny) on the Fanad peninsula in County Donegal Tawny - geograph.org.uk - 4001761.jpg
Tamney (also known as Tawny) on the Fanad peninsula in County Donegal
Road and buildings in Tamney Road at Tawny - geograph.org.uk - 1918208 (cropped).jpg
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]

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References

  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.
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