Doneyloop

Doneyloop (Irish: Dún na Lúb, meaning 'fort of the river bend'),^[2] sometimes spelt Dunnyloop or Dunnaloob, is a townland and hamlet near Castlefin in the Finn Valley of east County Donegal in Ireland. It is located on the Urney Road in the civil parish of Urney. The village of Clady, County Tyrone, in Northern Ireland, is nearby. Dunnaloob townland is in the electoral division of Urney West.^[3]

Doneyloop Dún na Lúb
Hamlet
Doneyloop, Castlefin
Coordinates: 54°47′11″N 7°33′28″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Ulster
County	County Donegal
Region	Finn Valley
Civil parish	Urney
Area
• Total	0.1497 km2 (0.0578 sq mi)
Population [1]
• Total	32
	(2011 census; Dunnaloob townland)
• Summer (DST)	GMT+1

History

Saint Bridget's holy well, located at Cormakilly near Donneyloop, is a religious site historically associated with Saint Bridget.^[4]

Saint Columba's Church, Dunnaloob, Castlefin

St. Columba's Church, located at Dunnaloob in Urney West, is a Catholic church built in 1868 and designed by John O'Neill. It is within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Derry and is part of the Urney and Castlefin parish along with Saint Mary's Church in Castlefin.^[5]

Amenities

Doneyloop Community Centre

Doneyloop Community Centre and Youth Club, located at Dunnaloob in Urney West, offers the hall for the Urney parish and kitchen. The youth club offers: sports, arts and crafts, quizes and trips.^{[citation needed]}

There is one housing estate in Doneyloop, the Doneyloop Estate is located at Dunnaloob, Castlefin. It has eleven houses and is named after Saint Columba.^{[6][failed verification]}

The local national (primary) school, Saint Safan's National School, is located at Drumdoit.^[7]

Geography

Townlands in the area, within Urney West Electoral Division, include:

Doneyloop Townlands

Townland	Gaelige	Electoral Division
Dunnaloob[8]	Dún na Lúb	Urney West ED
Roganspark[9][failed verification]	Páirc Uí Rógáin	Urney West ED
Magherycallaghan[10]	Machaire Uí Cheallacháin	Urney West ED
Drumdoit[11]	Droim Doit	Urney West ED
Cormakilly[12]	Chormaic Cille	Urney West ED
Foyfin[13]	Faiche Fionn	Urney West ED
Millfarm[14]	Feirm an mhuilinn	Urney West ED
Halftown[15]	Leathbhaile	Urney West ED
Drumnaha[16]	Droim na hÁtha	Urney West ED
Drumbane[17]	An Drom Bán	Urney West ED
Graffy[18]	An Ghrafaidh	Urney West ED
Gortakilly[19]	Gort na Coille	Urney West ED
Tullyard[20]	Tulaigh Árd	Urney West ED
Skelpy[21]	Sceilpigh	Urney West ED

The townland of Dunnaloob is spelt differently from the hamlet name.^[22] However, many people and the local road signs give Doneyloop as the name of the area.^{[citation needed]}