Donagh

Donagh (pronounced /ˈdoʊnə/ DOH-nə,^{[citation needed]} from Irish Domhnach, meaning 'church')^[1][2] is a small village and townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It lies between Lisnaskea and Newtownbutler in the south-east of the county. In the 2021 Census it had a population of 164.^[3] It is situated within Fermanagh and Omagh district.

Donagh Irish: Domhnach
Donagh Location within Northern Ireland
Population	164 (2021 Census)
District	Fermanagh and Omagh
County	County Fermanagh
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	BT
Dialling code	028
UK Parliament	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
NI Assembly	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
List of places UK Northern Ireland Fermanagh 54.2161°N 7.3913°W / 54.2161; -7.3913

There is another townland called Donagh in County Fermanagh, as well as one in County Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland.

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').^[4] It was originally anglicised 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.^[5]

St Patrick's is the local GAA club, and won the Fermanagh Senior Football Championship in 2008.^[6]