Dunnamore, formerly spelt Donamore (from Irish Domhnach Mór, meaning 'great church'),[1][2] is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
Dunnamore
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  Location within Northern Ireland | |
| Population | 119 (2011 census) |
| District | |
| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DUNNAMORE |
| Postcode district | BT80 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
| UK Parliament | |
| NI Assembly | |
Dunnamore is near the main A505 road between Omagh and Cookstown. It is in the Mid Ulster District Council area (and before 2015 was under Cookstown District Council).
History
editThere are many ancient archaelogical sites near the village. These included a neolithic/bronze age wedge tomb, Dunnamore wedge tomb (de:Wedge Tomb von Dunnamore), known colloquially as "Dermot and Grania's Bed" and Beaghmore stone circle.
A novel entitled Traveller written by John Heagney is based in part on his father’s emigration from Dunnamore to Canada as an indentured servant in the 1930s.[3]
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References
edit- ^ "Placenames NI". Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ "Irish-American author to discuss his Tyrone-based novel in Dungannon". Northern Ireland World. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.