Tonnagh More is a

townland A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...

County Tyrone County Tyrone (; ) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland. Its county town is Omagh. Adjoined to the south-west shore of Lough Neagh, the cou ...

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. It is situated in the

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Omagh East Omagh East (named after Omagh town) is a barony in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is bordered by nine other baronies: Omagh West and Lurg to the west; Strabane Lower and Strabane Upper to the north; Dungannon Middle and Dungannon Upper ...

and the

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Donacavey Donacavey (), sometimes spelt Donaghcavey, is a townland, civil parish and ecclesiastical parish in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The civil parish is split between the historic baronies of Clogher and Omagh East, with the townland in the Clog ...

and covers an area of 317 acres. The name derives from the Irish: ''Tamhnach mor'' (Large green field or great field). In 1841 the population of the townland was 116 people (20 houses) and in 1851 it was 115 people (21 houses). The townland contains one Scheduled Historic Monument: a Rath (grid ref: H4020 5967).

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{{coord missing, County Tyrone Civil parish of Donacavey Townlands of County Tyrone Archaeological sites in County Tyrone

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