Donagh (pronounced , ) is a small

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. It lies between

Lisnaskea Lisnaskea () is the second-biggest settlement in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated mainly in the townland of Lisoneill, with some areas in the townland of Castle Balfour Demesne, both in the civil parish of Aghalurcher and th ...

and

Newtownbutler Newtownbutler or Newtown Butler is a village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is in the southeast corner of the county, near Lough Erne, the border with County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland, and the town of Clones. It is surrounded by ...

in the south-east of the county. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 255. It is situated within

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district. There is another townland called Donagh in County Fermanagh, as well as one in

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in the

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. Donagh was originally known in Irish as ''Ua Dúnáin Dhomhnaigh Maighe da Claoíne do Mharbhad'' (meaning 'O'Doonan's Church of the Plain of the Two Slopes'), later known in Irish as ''Domhnach Maighe Dhá Chlaoine'' (meaning 'Church of the Plain of the Two Slopes'). It was originally

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as 'Donoghmoychinny' or 'Donaghmoyline'. It was later anglicised simply as Donagh.

Features

The village features two protected sites: one is Donagh House, a listed building, the other an ancient ecclesiastical site featuring a ruined church and a graveyard. St Patrick's is the local

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club, and won the Fermanagh Senior Football Championship in 2008.

References

Villages in County Fermanagh Townlands of County Fermanagh Fermanagh and Omagh district {{Fermanagh-geo-stub