Donemana or Dunnamanagh is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is 7 miles or 11 kilometres north-east of Strabane, on the banks of the Burn Dennett and at the foothills of the Sperrins. It is the largest of the thirteen villages in the Strabane District Council area and had a population of 593 in the 2001 Census. Other anglicised spellings of its name include Dunamana and Donamana.
History
The village was established in the early 17th century as part of the Plantation of Ulster, instigated by James I in 1609. Land in the area was granted to John Drummond who established the village; building a bawn, 10 wicker-work houses, and a watermill for grinding corn.
It has two primary schools, Donemana County Primary School and St. Patrick's Primary School. Local children generally attend secondary school in Strabane or Derry.
Sport
Today the village is renowned throughout Ireland for its thriving and highly successful cricket team, which was established in 1888. Donemana under 15s and 14s cricket teams are currently the All-Ireland Champions. The senior team lost out on winning the All-Ireland when North County CC defeated them in the final. Football is also popular in the area. Clann na nGael is the local GAA club.
Notable people
Notable people who were born or have lived in Donemana include:
George Fletcher Moore, 19th century writer, barrister and explorer
Allan Bresland, politician
William Porterfield, Irish cricketer
Andrew McBrine, Irish cricketer
Decker Curry, Irish cricketer
Stephen O'Neill, Tyrone All-Ireland-winning GAA
Brian Dooher, Tyrone All-Ireland-winning GAA captain
The population of the village increased during the 19th century:
Year
1841
1851
1861
1871
1881
1891
Population
176
193
247
231
243
231
Houses
44
40
50
53
52
58
The village stands in the townlands of Dunnamanagh and Stonyfalls and in 1891 had an estimated area of 11 acres.
21st century population
Donemana is classified as a small village or hamlet by the . On Census day there were 593 people living in Donemana. Of these:
27.2% were aged under 16 and 19.8% were aged 60 and over
49.2% of the population were male and 50.8% were female
15.2% were from a Catholic background and 84.8% were from a Protestant background
7.7% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed.
For more details see: .
Dunnamanagh Townland
The townland is situated in the historic barony of Strabane Lower and the civil parish of Donaghedy and covers an area of 130 acres. The population of the townland increased overall during the 19th century:
