Donore, County Meath
Donore
Dún Uabhair | |
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Village | |
 Housing at Donore, County Meath | |
  Donore Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°41′31″N 6°24′59″W / 53.692°N 6.4165°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Meath |
| Population | 760 |
Donore (Irish: Dún Uabhair, meaning "fort of pride"),[2] historically Dunower, is a small village in County Meath, Ireland. It lies near Drogheda on the border between County Meath and County Louth, in the Boyne Valley on the road between Drogheda and the Brú na Bóinne heritage site. The village is in a civil parish of the same name.[3]
During the late 17th century, the village was used as a defensive position by the Jacobite army of King James II against King William III during the Battle of the Boyne (1690). The Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre is located in the restored 18th century Oldbridge House, which is on the battle site, approximately 3 km north of Donore.
The village more than doubled in population in the early 21st century, growing from 334 inhabitants as of the 2002 census to 760 as of the 2016 census.[1][4] Donore now has a pub and restaurant, shops, a take-away and a hairdresser.
The local Gaelic football team is called St Mary's.
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, which is in the center of Donore village, was built between c.1840.[5]
Public transport
[edit]Donore is served by Bus Éireann route 163 operating between Drogheda and the Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre.[6] The nearest railway station is Drogheda railway station approximately 6 kilometres distant.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Donore". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Mills, A.D (2011). A Dictionary of British Place Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199609086.
Donore (Dún Uabhair) Meath. 'Fort of pride'.
- ^ "Dún Uabhair/Donore". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Donore (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Donore, County Meath". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Christmas & New Year Travel Arrangements - Travel anywhere in Ireland by bus or coach with Bus Éireann e.g. Dublin, Cork, Galway, etc". Archived from the original on 29 December 2010.
